China manufacturing and product sourcing allows suppliers of goods and services around the world to reduce manufacturing costs, improve quality over other suppliers, and stay ahead of the competition with low-cost manufacturing options. China is a preferred source of goods and services because of the relatively low cost of manufacturing and raw materials available there. Sourcing from China is vital to the economy of China, but also to the economies of other countries whose biggest businesses recognize the benefits of importing goods and services directly from Chinese manufacturers and suppliers. Those businesses who source from China can offer as much as 60% savings over goods and services produced in Europe and America, and up to 20% savings over third-world suppliers.

A prime example of an international company that uses direct sourcing from China to stock its warehouses full of low-cost goods for its customers is McDonalds. Every single Happy Meal for children includes a toy that is a lesson in the economics of low-cost sourcing and manufacturing. All Happy Meal toys are proudly stamped with a Made in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, or ROC label. The millions of inexpensive toys that McDonalds adds to its Happy Meals in order to increase sales have been shipped directly from a supplier in China, and each box is clearly labeled with not only the city and country of origin, but also the China factory that produced those specific goods contained in the box.

Everything from Happy Meal toys to electronics — including the Apple iPhone or the computer you are using to access this website — was almost certainly sourced from China manufacturers. The same is true with the clothes you are wearing and the car you drive. Every car on the road today has multiple parts that were sourced from manufacturing companies or suppliers of low-cost goods and services in China.