Entrepreneur hails Chinese vendors, explains how they beat Indians in discipline and speed: ‘Serious about business’

The Indian entrepreneur says that vendors in China show a level of focus and responsiveness that gives them a major advantage.

The Indian entrepreneur said that working with them often results in “better prices, faster support, and they actually want to work with you.” (Image source: @ChanayaShah/X)

An Indian entrepreneur sparked a conversation after saying that Chinese vendors outperform their Indian counterparts in terms of discipline, speed, and professionalism.

Chanakya Shah, co-founder of Up and Run, which makes hydration supplements, wrote on X that vendors in China showed a level of focus and responsiveness that gave them a major advantage. “Chinese vendors are quick, disciplined and serious about business. You message them any time or day, and they reply in seconds. That attitude gives them a big edge over people who aren’t ‘go-getters’,” he said.

Shah added that working with them often results in “better prices, faster support, and they actually want to work with you”.

Comparing this to his experience in India, Shah said the reality was often very different. “Replies are slow, sometimes you get no reply at all, and there are too many sketchy listings,” he wrote. According to him, improving these gaps could make a significant difference for entrepreneurs and bring the country closer to a more self-reliant ecosystem.

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Chinese vendors are quick, disciplined and serious about business. You message them any time or day and they reply in seconds. That attitude gives them a big edge over people who aren’t “go-getters”.

You get better prices, faster support, and they actually want to work with you.… pic.twitter.com/wAAVIOxrkd

— Chanakya (@ChanakyaShah) November 25, 2025

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The post quickly gained traction, igniting a debate over work culture. “Rightly said.. people in our Country will never realise or understand that for sure,” an X user wrote. “Agree with this post. We deal with suppliers in china and we are not a big player but still the response we get is amazing … we deal with Indian suppliers and it is the opposite. The amount of chasing to achieve even a simple outcome is laborious. It is ingrained in Indians to work in this fashion only,” another user commented.

“When a person is interacting with chinese seller moq are already decided and buyer is vetted here is india every tom dick and harry becomes a buyer and starts asking childish queries which are very frustrating,” a third user reacted.