Article series
Doing Business in China: A Practical Market-Entry Series
A five-part operating guide for validating Mandarin demand, choosing mainland distribution, building dependable infrastructure, creating Chinese-native editorial operations, and making measured compliance and payment decisions.
5 published parts
China Is Not Just Another Locale: How to Test Demand Before You Build
Test Mandarin-speaking demand in 8 to 12 weeks before committing to the cost and complexity of a mainland-China launch.
The China Distribution Map: WeChat, Douyin, Xiaohongshu, Bilibili and Zhihu
Choose the right China platforms for your product and run a focused 90-day distribution test without spreading your team thin.
Building a China-Ready Web Stack Without Rebuilding Everything
Test China reachability now, remove fragile dependencies, and learn when mainland hosting, ICP filing, and registration become necessary.
Chinese Content That Feels Native: Editorial Operations, Signals and Trust
Build Chinese content people trust with mainland signals, market-specific workflows, source history, and human approval.
China Compliance and Payments: What to Delay, What to Design Now
Test China demand without overbuilding. Use risk tiers, compliance controls, payment sequencing, and a measurable 180-day go/no-go gate.