Along the coast path, walkers stroll through thickets of gorse, stopping occasionally to raise their binoculars skywards or peer gingerly over the cliff edge into the foaming waves 90m below.

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Sweeney reckons Global Sources' U.S. listing will give them an edge, because they will be able to more easily raise capital from U.S. investors.

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Foreign parts manufacturers still have a tremendous technological edge over the Chinese manufacturers, but more importantly, some Chinese assemblers are starting to raise the bar in terms of requirements.

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