Over the years they have insisted that the only way they do business is through their distributors. Last spring, the government of the People's Republic of China issued an order banning all direct selling on the mainland. It would appear that some of the issues surrounding MLM which triggered the ban are the same issues which are being raised in the North American courts and on the internet. Most of the accusations claim deception and fraud by distributor leaders and their motivational organizations. While most of the suits do not allege that Amway itself deceived distributors, they uniformly accuse the corporation of failing to enforce its own rules and of knowingly allowing the organizational leaders to engage in the questionable business practices.
Internet sites provide a wealth of evidence agreeing with the legal claims.
The same motivational organization leaders who are under attack in North America, primarily Dexter Yager and Bill Britt, have a strong presence in China and do a brisk business in providing motivational tapes, books, and functions to Chinese distributors. This, and not the Amway business, is their primary income source. Read what Yager's AMO, InterNET Services Corp., has to say about the changing business in China.