my thought about int'l trading

In recent future, some Imp & Exp companies will play a different role as before.
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????Second, buyer
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[quote]Originally posted by [i]heigang[/i] at 2007-4-27 14:24?+p9G)[U6]} K[ z$f
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Does 'them/they' refer to the buyer?k!pu{~AFS
Now it is net time and nearly all buyers want to connect with manufactuers directly because they think they can make bigger profit through this.,ePJTBv*W
But in fact, there are more trading companies in the world than manufactures.}H'C"@:p
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Another changes are on the way: more and more final user/buyer contact Chinese suppliers directly.

service is the most expensive goods in the world. that is why service companies exist.
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no body can make money every minutes except investment.

so Peter, do you mean trading company will disappear soon?