OK, we all know that tons of el cheapo Chinese goods gets sold in dollar stores throughout the US.
But what cheap US goods get sold in markets of ill repute in good old China?
Alberto V05 shampoo spilling out into the street? Alpo stacked to the ceiling? Rubbing alcohol?
I’m curious–fill me in.
(My experience in Japan, not an exporter of cheap goods but oh well, is that somone will import just about any food product and try to sell it there. I’m curious if there are any cheap products that make it into China. Heh.)
I believe most foreign branded cars in China, like the Buick Regal, BMW X5, VW Passat and such, are in fact produced with joint venture partners in China. There are very few actual import cars in China.
As an aside, it is sort of interesting to watch GM reinvent itself and revamp its’ brand image in China, an otherwise pristine market. Cars like the Buick Regal, which would hardly turn any heads here in NA, are considered fairly classy and “cool” vehicles in China. I’ve never owned a Buick, I have no idea whether they are actually nice cars or not, the ones in China I saw certainly aren’t. There is not a “Buicks are what my parents bought” negative marketing image attached to them. GM profits in China are currently through the roof and their market share has been doubling every year for the last few years.
I don’t know about “el Cheapo”, I am fairly certain some organ meats that have no market in NA, like beef tripe, are shipped for sale in China. Also, Ginseng, which I understand does not have a huge market in NA either.
I think it’s a rather safe bet that people in China don’t actually eat “Asian-Style Pork Chop Bake”. And "Broccoli with Mandarin Oranges "?! That sounds… disgusting to me, and I’m Chinese. =P
I have eaten countless times in Chinese resturants in North America and China. I have never recieved an orange during any part of the meal. I don’t think I have ever had a cooked dish in China that involved oranges. Foreign fruit is a luxury in the third world, as Chinese become richer, more luxurious foreign fruit is demanded.
very common in china to get a fruit plate at the end of the meal. It can have oranges and usually watermelon, apple, sweet melons, etc. An abomination to put the orange in the dish like mandarin chicken or something
Almost all the cars on the road in China, and all the “foreign” products you see are actually produced in China. some of the auto parts are imported but a drop in the bucket compared to the billions of dollars of auto parts exported from China
