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No, that's actually a pretty racist and outdated assumption of China.

It's because of risk.

The full chain of manufacturing, exporting, warehousing, distributing, marketing, selling is a lot of work. Marketing being the last more risky and unprofitable part of the process.

Private labeling products to sell on Amazon and have Amazon handle fulfillment is one of those handful of get rich schemes peddled around often.

It's a good thing if you can get it going but finding the right niche, outcompeting other people doing the same thing, handling the support, and still getting a cut out of it is hard work.

Instead owning a factory, maximizing output, buying more land, building more factories, and letting others worry about making risky profits is a better business proposition.



> No, that's actually a pretty racist and outdated assumption of China.

That isn't racist at all. At no point has GP hinted at an inherent Chinese inability to do it.




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