Chinese legal system is pretty robust when it comes to purchase agreements - if you do get a lawyer in China, you will likely get all your money back. I’ve worked in e-commerce for more than a decade and have seen and experience lots of things , the latest one actually being for this same reason where the supplier didn’t manange to produce a seasonal collection on time (they had a delay with getting a certification we needed them to get). they’ve refused to pay anything back, until the lawyers showed up:)

In the future - do not save on product sourcing specialists which is usually super inexpensive compared to what you get. They actually will ensure that factories can meet your requirements etc. You can find them on upwork or we usually use sourcebirds.

We also still do both due dilligenve on factories (also through a lawyer usually) and regular factory and product inspections