Article: China's TK seeking high-tech reputation; Firm wants its medical devices known in the global marketplace.(News)

Byline: Steve Toloken

Those wondering how long it will take China to make the leap from churning out cheap, low-end (and sometimes low-quality) goods to higher-tech stuff might want to pay attention to Guangzhou TK Medical Instrument Co. Ltd.

The company, with a heavy focus on plastic medical products, wants to become one of China's first globally recognized medical device makers.

It's an ambitious goal because selling medical products in the world market is a lot tougher than the televisions and electronics sectors China dominates, and executives admit one of their big challenges is that the country's melamine-tainted milk powder and ...

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