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Imitation to Innovation

In 2000, I, a Mexican native who today calls Shandong Province’s coastal city of Qingdao “home,” had the opportunity to visit China for the first time, attending the Canton Fair—aka the China Import and Export Fair, a big biannual trade show in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province.

At this point, I’ve been doing import and export between Mexico and China for more

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