Canton Fair Cancelled - Amazon Sellers Prepare Yourselves

PODCAST SHOW NOTES - Canton Fair 99% Cancelled Wuhan Corona Virus Amazon  Steve dives into the facts about the Pazhou complex sending notice that the fairgrounds are closed indefinitely which means in all likelihood the canton fair spring 2020 will be cancelled. The Canton Fair organizers also send a message that told exhibitors to expect cancellation and stopped short of officially declaring the fair closed, but the nuanced message was a clear indication of what's to come. Even if the Canton Fair somehow carries on - I RECOMMEND NOT GOING.The is a reason so much of China is on Lockdown and why so many unprecedented actions have taken place. One of the best visualizations, thanks to Megla Bhardwaj for sharing, is  https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html Although the China team members speculate that the peak is near or perhaps 7-10 days away, Steve points out that the CHINA authorities are saying that timeline more often than outside experts who suggest the peak is still many weeks away(at best). The fact that China is taking so many steps appears to have contained it to within China, and we hope that they can get it under control ASAP. We wanted to bring real people who are responsible for hundreds of containers and let them tell you what they are experiencing. We don't know who is right and we hope for a immediate containment and elimination of this virus. Top News Right Now about the Wuhan Corona Virus: https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/04/asia/wuhan-coronavirus-update-intl-hnk/index.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/02/health/coronavirus-pandemic-china.htmlhttps://www.businessinsider.com/china-healthcare-system-coronavirus-outbreak-2020-1 https://interestingengineering.com/potential-cure-to-wuhan-coronavirus-discovered-by-thai-doctors https://www.newsweek.com/coronavirus-china-outbreak-epidemic-wuhan-1485354 https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/02/03/802212047/coronavirus-cases-have-more-than-tripled-in-past-week-17-000-now-sick-in-china I warned Amazon Sellers last week not to travel to China until at least June (or we know more) and now the US Government is catching up. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/china-travel-advisory.html DO NOT GOTO THE CANTON FAIR even if by some miracle it does open up - it's not worth the risk! I've heard most people are getting refunds from organized trips, but I've heard a couple people asked for a refund and got shut down by a specific trip. I recommend retaining an attorney because Force Majeure should allow you to break any contract and get a full refund. Anyone not offering this without a hassle appears to be ripping you off. Message me with examples of tour refund rejections and I can refer you to an attorney.  https://awesomers.com/podcast - for full show directory.