Annex 1: China Assistive Product Supplier Landscape

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Annex 1: China Assistive Product Supplier Landscape

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Table of Contents

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Introduction

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Research methodology

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Scope and limitations

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Overview of Chinese assistive products export to LMICs

Company size and sales pattern

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Companies exporting to LMICs

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Quality

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Competitiveness

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Challenges in entering LMIC markets

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Suggestions from buyers and suppliers on how to increase Chinese manufacturers’ participation in LMIC markets

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Overview of China’s supplier landscape for assistive products

1. Hearing aids

Supplier landscape

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Sales pattern

Overseas manufacturing in LMICs

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2. Wheelchairs

Supplier landscape

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Overseas manufacturing in LMICs

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3. Prostheses

Supplier landscape

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Sales pattern

Overseas manufacturing in LMICs

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4. Spectacles

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Supplier landscape

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Sales pattern

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Overseas manufacturing in LMICs

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5. Digital assistive products (screen readers, smartphones, and AACs)

Supplier landscape

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Competitive advantage for LMIC exports

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Challenges for LMIC exports

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Digital assistive technology:

Spectacles:

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Recommendations

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References

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