MGM, tell your husband thank you for the confirmation!
I realize capitalism is breaking down a lot of walls and barriers. With the Berlin wall it was walkman's and Levis; with China maybe it is iPods and Levis??? Regardless of the amount of money one has, it does not in any shape form or fashion make an individual a responsible owner or even a good owner. Evidence of that is available in any country.
Due to the one child per family law, there is now a younger population comprised of 60 % males - not the best odds for procreation of the next generation, now is it.
Future dog breeding operations in China will most likely be along the lines of those in other Asian countries, the equivalents of the US commercial kennels or more commonly known as puppy mills - sterile environments, wire cages, and concrete runs, IF that. It will be breeding for product to meet the market demand for things, no different than a manufacturing company meeting the demands for Talking Elmos. I wouldn't be surprised either to find limits on the number of puppies that could be sent to "market." IF only 4 puppies are allowed per litter, what do you think will happen to the other 2 to 4 in a litter? They will be culled and I don't mean by being placed in pet homes either. (This is already happening in other countries, Germany for one pops to mind.) Surplus puppies also opens a black market trade in dogs/puppies. Those are just a few of the animal welfare issues to take into account. Secondly, there is the soundness of the dogs that are going to be producing these puppies. The breeding pairs imported there are not going to be top specimens of the breed in either conformation, temperament, health and/or overall soundness. Health issues corgi owners from the Asian realm report speak to both genetic and animal husbandry issues and as their gene pools are not as large as in other areas of the world, it does not bode well for future corgi owners there to have sound healthy dogs.
Size wise, I understand the attraction corgis would have to the Chinese population in terms of acquiring animal accessories from a material perspective. We all should acknowledge though, that they are not "small" dogs in any other way than their stature. We see far too often the results of lack of appropriate mental stimulation and exercise in the reports of behavioral issues owners report here.
Whether the Mainland Chinese population latches on to the whim of the attraction of corgis or not because they meet size criteria, I do believe there is probably merit in the thought that they will. That does not mean that I have to embrace the idea with enthusiasm. I do not see it as good for the breed(s).
Debbie