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Our Story

 
 

What China Plains means:

The Central China Plains (中原 - ZhongYuan), sometimes interchangeable with the North China Plain (华北平原 - HuaBei PingYuan), was the cradle of Chinese civilization. Similar to the US Great Plains, it has fertile flat land, and its agricultural abundance allowed the formation of most of the dynasties of China. The ancient kingdoms here were known as the 'Middle Kingdoms', and were seen as the nucleus of Chinese Culture. Subsequent empires that unified the all of China, also took the name 'Middle Kingdom', to show they were the true descendants of original Chinese Culture. 

Therefore the Central China Plains are seen as the center of the Chinese world and China. Our name China Plains reflects this intimate knowledge of China and its markets, and recognition of how the history and culture inevitably shape and differentiate how business and affairs are done in the Middle Kingdom. We take this knowledge to work for you in negotiating with Chinese partners. Whether its finding suppliers or distribution partners, China Plains will be your face to your partner company in China. 

We offer the following services: Relationship Management, Export & Distribution, Outsourcing Management, and Product Sourcing. We offer our services on an hourly consulting basis. This is also based on experience. Many importing and trading companies are incentivized to close transactions quickly, and find the lowest cost suppliers. This often leads to shoddy products that do not have the needed features and tolerances. Taking inspiration from the chinese idiom, 'Trying to go faster makes you arrive slower' (欲速则不达 - YuSuZeBuDa), we take a more patient approach to understand your products, get quotes from a variety of partners, and through a thorough sampling process, we make sure we get it right the first time and every time.

On a plain, the roads can be seen far into the distance. At China Plains, we structure our business for the long term. We look for clients wanting to build long term partnerships, and have a strategic vision to develop their products using the strengths of Chinese markets. Long gone are the days when China was just a cheaper supplier of parts. We seek to use the unique strengths of the China markets to take your enterprise to realize the vast opportunities of the China Plains.