The Chinese government wants more products to be made in China to sell to the US. Only natural.
The Chinese government is not holding hostage to any model train molds, in my opinion. They are rightfully owned I am sure by most of the American firms who they made trains for. Are they holding these molds so they maybe make mini bombs? Just kidding. Maybe Jim can be more specific on his sources for information he writes. I wish people would not make a statement about something and not have the data to back it up. This is how terrible rumors start. Jim, please post something to back this up a bit. You are still a good guy, but please be more specific. Mike From: John M Walker Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 5:45 PM To: [email protected] Subject: {S-Scale List} Chinese molds I don't want to extend a non S-scale thread, or heaven forbid start a new one, but I would like to share my experience in this industry and clear up some misperceptions. There are no 'nationwide' trade restrictions preventing the Chinese from exporting mold tooling they produce. Indeed, Chinese toolmakers export quite a significant volume of molds (silicone, multi-cavity thermoplastic, thermoset, you name it). Over the years I've purchased many molds from Taiwan (1990s) and from the Mainland (since 2003). 'Local' i.e. regional Chinese State governments are often quite different from each other, and have a variety of export incentives. Nevertheless, there is a strong and growing preference among the Chinese to grow their value-add manufacturing, which means build molds for themselves, run the presses with their own molds, and sell molded components for export. Companies in North America and Europe run into difficulties because of: - intellectual property theft (patent vioation), - counterfeiting, and - non-adherence to contract terms and conditions. Chinese contract compliance is inconsistent at best, which can lead to termination by the Chinese vendor for no apparent legitimate reason. Methinks this is the situation many face today: if Chinese manufacturers become unhappy with volumes or margins, they can arbitrarily suspend production. Chinese courts are often nationalistic and biased, because they will seldom enforce decisions that weigh against Chinese firms. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
