Earlier this week, I did a post on a Forbes Magazine article on China human resource (HR) strategies. The Forbes article was written by Shaun Rein and it engendered some interesting comments/questions, along with posts on other blogs (Freight Dawg, Recruiting in China, and China Herald). Because HR is definitely not my forte, I asked… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: May 2007
China Litigation: You Want Government With That?
Posted in Legal NewsThe Wall Street Journal had a story up on its website this morning, entitled, "China Seizes Evian Bottles Amid Bacteria Concern Groupe Danone SA." Within hours, it was greatly modified, but I liked the original version better and this post is based on that. The new story [subscription may be required] can be found here. … Continue Reading
China HR Mistakes To Avoid
Posted in China BusinessShaun Rein, founder and Managing Director, just wrote an article for Forbes Magazine, entitled, "How Multinationals Err In China." The article arises from interviews Shaun’s company recently conducted with senior executives of multinational corporations (MNCs) and it focuses on three common human resource (HR) mistakes MNCs make in China. The executives interviewed are of the… Continue Reading
Chinese Law Makes Some More Equal Than Others
Posted in Legal NewsA couple of weeks ago, in a post entitled, "Paris Hilton Is So, Like Just So China, You Know," I mused on how a Paris Hilton (I should have added Lindsay Lohan) would be treated by China’s criminal justice system. I came across a partial answer today in a recent Los Angeles Times story, entitled,… Continue Reading
China-U.S. Relations
Posted in Recommended ReadingThe Chinese Law and Policy Blog, written by Carl Minzer, an international affairs fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, just did a post setting out a nice list of "major, recent" sources on "Sino-US relations." Those interested in engaging in learning more on this issue should check out the post, entitled, "Experts and Politicians… Continue Reading
China Business Tips, Yee Ha
Posted in China BusinessJust read a story in the Austin (Texas) Statesman, entitled, "Texan fired up for barbecue in China: Former Austinite creates Texas haven in downtown Beijing." The story is on Tim Hilbert, who, at 48 years old, went from a career in the software industry to open Tim’s Texas Bar-B-Q restaurant in downtown Beijing last summer…. Continue Reading
Chinese Court System Surprisingly Effective For Business Disputes
Posted in Legal NewsBy: Steve Dickinson This post comes from a column Steve wrote for Jongo.com, which column can be found here. I have just returned from a visit to the United States, and I am now in Dalian attending a trial for a British client. For me, litigation in China is a standard part of my legal… Continue Reading
Chinese Copycats Threaten US Firms, But Misinformation Is A Big Threat Too
Posted in Legal NewsNBC’s World Blog has a post today on Chinese "copycats" to coincide with the just completed China-U.S. trade talks. It is, entitled, "Copycats Threaten U.S. (and Chinese) Firms," and it is of the "hey, we need to trot out a story on Chinese copycats, so go talk to this company whose product is being copied"… Continue Reading
Starbucks V. China Copycat — Or, I Fought The Law And The Law Won
Posted in Legal NewsJust came across a really good post on a new blog out there called China Business Law blog. The blog is written by Brad Luo, an SMU law student. The post is entitled, "Starbucks v. Shanghai Copycat" and it consists of a spot on analysis of the famous Starbucks v. Xingbake case, written in the… Continue Reading
Foreign Investors In China Need To Go Slow
Posted in Legal NewsBy: Steve Dickinson This post comes from a column Steve wrote for Jongo.com, which column can be found here. When setting up a new business in China, speed kills. Things take longer to accomplish in China than in the West, particularly at the start up phase. U.S. companies are notoriously impatient and will often attempt… Continue Reading
China And U.S. Trade — An Unbiased View?
Posted in Recommended ReadingI rely on the Economist Magazine for a non-U.S. view of the United States. I see the Economist as generally pro-business and pro-United States, yet not afraid to criticize when criticism is warranted. Reading it is like going to a friend for objective advice. Its recent issue has a very interesting, well thought out post… Continue Reading
China vs. India For Outsourcing
Posted in China BusinessThe Rational Outsourcing Blog just did an interesting post (h/t to China Venture News ) comparing the future of outsourcing for China versus India. The post is entitled, "The secret weapon of the Chinese BPO industry," and the writer starts out by talking about his diminishing confidence in India’s ability to dominate China in outsourcing… Continue Reading
China IP — The Best Protection Is Prevention
Posted in Legal NewsA client recently directed me to a U.S. government web site on IP protection in China and asked me if it is accurate. Not only is it accurate, but it does as good a job as I have seen in distilling the basics of China’s IP law into a readable form. Entitled, "The Best Protection… Continue Reading
How Not To Do Business In China, Part II — Finding Your Chinese Partner Online
Posted in China BusinessThough labeled part II, I have probably written more than 100 posts on this, but only came up with this title earlier this month. This post builds on a post at the Product Global blog by Ashton Udall, which built on Part I of this series (isn’t this how the blogosphere is supposed to work?),… Continue Reading
China’s Business Press
Posted in China BusinessJust came across an interesting post on the Cha Shao Bao blog, entitled, "The Nature of China’s Business Press." The post is based on a lecture by Arthur Kroeber, the managing director and head of research for Dragonomics and editor-in-chief of the China Economic Quarterly. Kroeber spoke of the dynamism of China’s business press (particularly… Continue Reading
China Keys To Cultural Sensitivity — Hint, It’s Not The Hair
Posted in China BusinessNo sooner do I list "Ben’s Blog" as a promising blog then he turns around and writes an absolutely amazing post on his Western friends’ treatment of his boss at the Chinese barbershop at which he works. Though I am not of the school that says we Westerners must learn every Chinese cultural nuance to… Continue Reading
China’s New Property Law, Part IV — Real Property Use Rights
Posted in Legal NewsThis is the last in our series of posts on China’s New Property Law. This post deals with real property use rights in China. For our previous posts on China’s New Property Law, click here, here, and here. IV. Part 3: Use Rights Since the state and collectives own all land, a major issue under… Continue Reading
Five Tips For Doing Business In China And No Guanxi
Posted in China BusinessIn a post entitled, "So you want to move to China," over at the Silk Road International blog, David Dayton sets out five good tips for doing business in China. The post starts out with Dayton talking about having attended a U.S. wedding where "just about everyone" asked him if they "should move their business… Continue Reading
China’s Instant Cities
Posted in Recommended ReadingExcellent in-depth National Geographic feature story by Peter Hessler (of Oracle Bones fame), on the National Geographic site, entitled, "China’s Instant Cities" (h/t to Ich Bin Ein Beijinger). Subtitled, "How one supercharged province cranks out lightbulbs, buttons, and bra rings, as well as instant cities for the factory workers," the story is about the legendarily… Continue Reading
China’s New Property Law, Part III — Rules Of Real Property Ownership
Posted in Legal NewsThis is Part III of our posts based on Steve Dickinson’s paper on China’s New Property Law. This post deals with China’s real property ownership rules, as set forth in Part II of the law itself. Part IV of this series will come tomorrow and will deal with real property use rights in China. Part… Continue Reading
China’s 2008 Olympics — What’s Politics Got To Do With It?
Posted in Recommended ReadingI am constantly asked for my views on how the Beijing Olympics will influence China and I my answer is "I do not know." My new answer will be to direct people to read ImageThief’s new post, entitled, "Did the ‘Genocide Olympics’ Influence China?" It is an amazing post.
Chinese Freighter Hits Korean Vessel And Runs?
Posted in Recommended ReadingSixteen Korean sailors are still missing after their ship was apparently hit by a Chinese vessel a few days ago. The Chinese ship is accused of having fled the scene. I have been enthralled by this story as it combines politics, morality, maritime law, and the two Asian countries with which I have the greatest… Continue Reading
Promising China Blog — East-West Station
Posted in Recommended ReadingI am finding that one of the best things about this relatively new series on up and coming (a/k/a promising) China blogs is that readers are alerting me to excellent new blogs of whose existence I was unaware. Put the East-West Station blog on that list. East-West Station is subtitled, "Musings and Bladderment from One… Continue Reading
China’s New Property Law, Part II — General Principles
Posted in Legal NewsThis is Part II of our posts based on Steve Dickinson’s paper on China’s New Property Law. This post sets forth the "General Principles" of the New Law, as set forth in Part I of the law itself. Part III of this series will come tomorrow and will deal with real property ownership rights in… Continue Reading
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