When dropshipping from China, how do you get past the outrageous shipping costs?

Do you know why they can offer free shipping when sell product oversea?
Because China has made a lot of this product, which lead to overcapacity. More strange phenomenon is Export tax rebate policy, the tax burden of Chinese enterprises is hard, but export can get tax subsidies. So, product itself can't make money is easy be understood.
In addition, many order fulfillment company can reduce the cost of shipping, warehouse, workforce, such as Shipwire, Chinadivison. Electronic business platform helped solve the problem of sales, such as ebay, alibaba, amazon.
The Chinese government is also very difficult, if stop this policy, a large number of workers will be unemployed. And this is why China holds the largest U.S. Treasury bonds.