So manufacturing is out and marketing is in. Of course there are alternatives in getting out of China manufacturing such as the Hunchun strategy, and also the down side in marketing in China as some companies are facing. But it cannot be denied that China is no longer a country to be relied on low costs.
The Chinese consumers are as brand oriented as the Japanese making them as great of a opportunity market as Japan is. Some Japanese fear that China will take over Japan's position in Asia, and at the pace that we are going; such day is not too far away.