I know you think making a cup is simple, but it's not just that, it's setting up a factory, it's getting the permits, it's getting customers, it's getting the staff, the materials, the funding, the brand name, and a lot of stuff.
You know 80% of the time business is not done for the simple reason I don't like that guy, and more for the reason of I don't know that guy.
China spent the better part of the 4 decades doing business around the world, we got connections, and reputation. India could compete, but it would take time. As our production is way bigger, our cost goes down, so not only can India not compete in quality, but also not price. I know what people say about our quality, but that's Japan and the US, NOT India.
Sell something else? Something else is sold by SOMEBODY else, do you think India is a primitive society where something else is not already being done?
Imports are not investments, but why would companies spent time building their brand and reputation in India when if they succeed Indian government are just going to take it away.
The world is connected. China is everywhere. When we sell to the US maybe our supplier talks about his losses in India to some Americans, and why. The American may think twice about setting up shop in India.
China and India is not independent from the world. People talk, people socialize. People go into markets and sell and buy things because of friends and acquiescence, now do you suppose Chinese businessmen are not taken seriously around the world?
I'm Chinese I know all about the size of market means. China is huge population compare to America, but we are not close in terms of customers. You have to consider a lot of things. Americans have houses, so they want sprinklers, Chinese have apartments so we don't need it. So a simple sprinkler is a luxury item to Chinese not because it is expensive, but because Chinese is poorer.
Same deal in India, but you know, worse.
Anything is possible, but your politicians are also businessmen, that's the beauty of democracy, and guess what Chinese business is big business. Funding may not come from Chinese businessmen, but some does come from Chinese trade.
I'm not saying Indian politicians are being bought, but China is rich enough and being corrupt ourselves, you don't think we don't know how to do this bribing thing do you.
but these are Indian politicians, not Chinese ones. You have no recourse if your money goes & your business follows.
