No surprise that the Chinese are having trouble penetrating
Western markets – the Japanese tried 4 or 5 times before they got a car to sell
in the US. he Chinese are at least as patient as the Japanese and there are more
of them.

This article

http://www.scragged.com/articles/government-dont-know-jack-foreign-trade.aspx

points out that we tend to get carried out in baskets
when our guys negotiate with Asians. I’m pessimistic about the maturity of the
guys on our side.