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If China’s large factories are likened to towering trees, then its small Chinese factories are the undergrowth—providing nourishment to the giants while serving as the capillaries of the “Made in China” ecosystem. These small Chinese factories are vast in number, highly specialized, and irreplaceable. They play a crucial yet often overlooked role. In this article,

Anyone sourcing from China faces the same problem: Suppliers all claim to be factories—including sellers on Alibaba—but many are actually trading companies. How can you verify that a supplier is a genuine source factory? There are many online articles that teach how to “identify factories,” but in my view, many of them simply package a