Shaun Rein is constantly calling for doing China business the right way, which way is surprisingly similar to doing business everywhere else. I enjoyed his most recent article entitled, “The Key To Successful Branding in China” because it was on a product I know well just by having grown up in Michigan: cars. Rein’s article… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: September 2007
Learning From China Product Recalls
Posted in Recommended ReadingThe Illinois Business Law Journal, which bills itself as a Publication of the Students of the University of Illinois College of Law, has a nice post, entitled, “Learning from the Chinese Recalls.” The post is more like a mini law journal article and it even includes 35 footnotes. Really good reading for anyone interested in… Continue Reading
A Dozen Random Thoughts On China
Posted in China BusinessJust completed my two week China trip and some thoughts remain from that trip that have yet to make it to the blog because they do not warrant their own post. Here goes: 1. Shanghai cabs suck. There are not nearly enough of them and too many of the cab drivers are so new to… Continue Reading
China: Corrupt Me. Corrupt Me Not.
Posted in China BusinessTransparency International just came out with its newest ranking of countries by corruption and China comes in tied with Morocco, Suriname, India, Peru, and Brazil for 72nd out of the 179 countries rated. China’s ranking (at least as compared with those countries of which I have familiarity) seems about right to me. Denmark, New Zealand… Continue Reading
One Night In China And The World’s Your Oyster
Posted in Legal NewsChina Hearsay has a great post entitled, “Product Liability and Exports: please make it stop.” The post takes issue with an op-ed article by an American lawyer on what China must do in the legal arena to solve its product safety problems. I was troubled by what China Hearsay was relaying of this lawyer’s article,… Continue Reading
Online China Explained
Posted in Good PeopleBeen a bit too busy to blog on the recently completed American Chamber of Comerce (AmCham) event in Beijing on China’s digital universe. I am somewhat glad I waited as so much good stuff has already been written on it that I can get away with mostly just pulling and summarizing. AmCham’s brand new blog,… Continue Reading
China’s Law Enforcement Rising
Posted in Legal NewsOne of the things I keep hearing while here in China is increased monitoring of laws by Chinese authorities. I am hearing this both from those who are happy about this change and those who are unhappy. One of our clients complained how a bank yesterday would not allow it to engage in a transaction… Continue Reading
China Tech/China Blogging — September 19 (Today), In Beijing
Posted in EventsOn September 19, at the Renaissance Hotel in Beijing, beginning at 1:30 pm, there will be two panels of “experts” speaking on various aspects of China’s digital world. I put the word experts in quotes only because I will be on one of the panels and my knowledge of the digital world barely extends beyond… Continue Reading
Sichuan Diaries On China’s Heartland
Posted in Recommended ReadingI am in the midst of planning a China trip and my tentative itinerary consists of Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Qingdao, and Dalian. Not exactly roughing it and that’s the problem. Most businesspeople and journalists rarely, if ever, get out into China’s hinterlands. But I just saw that two Chicago Tribune reporters (h/t to China Digital)… Continue Reading
Toying With China
Posted in China BusinessBrian Wingfield at Forbes Magazine has a story, entitled “Toying With China,” on the recent Senate hearing on toy safety. Wingfield sees the hearing as “having less to do with safety concerns than with ongoing economic disputes with China.” I agree. Senator Sam Brownback (who not so coincidentally is running for President), told Nancy Nord,… Continue Reading
I Heart Dalian, China
Posted in China BusinessExcellent Wall Street Journal story on Dalian, entitled, “China’s Second-Tier Cities Catch Investors’ Eyes: Dalian Wins Intel Chip Plant With Cheaper Labor, Fresh Air.” [subscription may be required]. The article starts out by describing Dalian as a northern port city formerly known mostly for its spectacular seaside scenery — and rust-belt industries, with about 200,000… Continue Reading
President Bush And The Beijing Olympics Explained
Posted in China BusinessNot really. But maybe after enough comments have been left here, it will be. My friend Chris Carr over at the China MBA Trip blog has a post up (probably mostly for his MBA students), entitled, “Comrades, Sport is Pure!! Yeah, Right … and I’m Warren Buffet,” asking a slew of interesting questions relating to… Continue Reading
Beautiful China Cities. I Know It When I See It.
Posted in China TravelChina Daily has an article on how the China Institute of City Competitiveness has determined Beijing is China’s most beautiful city. I learned of this article by reading a post over at bezdomny ex patria, entitled, “Make Sure You’re Sitting Down.” Bezdomny is not impressed: Beijing is the most beautiful city in China and Hong… Continue Reading
Death In China Of Korean Diplomat Explained. Not!
Posted in Recommended ReadingBeijing Newspeak has an excellent post on the recent death of South Korean diplomat, Whang Joung-il, who died at the Vista Clinic in Beijing after eating a tuna sandwich. The post is entitled, “Mystery over death of Korean diplomat in Beijing continues,” and it notes how speculation on the cause of death ranges from the… Continue Reading
China Pushing For Innovation: Can It Come From The Top?
Posted in Recommended ReadingThe Christian Science Monitor has an interesting article on innovation in China, entitled, “China ready to leap from industrial to information-age economy.” (h/t to China Challenges) Its subheading is “Can its creativity and innovation be centrally planned?” Article says Beijing recognizes China must move from a manufacturing economy to more of an innovation economy and… Continue Reading
China Not Manned Enough For Safety
Posted in China BusinessCLB’s own Steve Dickinson was interviewed today on National Public Radio’s (NPR) Marketplace show regarding China product safety. The segment was entitled, “China Not Manned Enough for Safety.” The interview was quite short and it can be heard by going here. The transcript of the interview follows: Scott Jagow: Typically, a company like Disney licenses… Continue Reading
China Products: Ya Want Quality? I Got Quality.
Posted in China BusinessNot sure if this is truth or urban legend, but word is that if someone requests a lean pastrami sandwich at New York’s famous Carnegie Deli, the waiters will reply, “Lean? Ya Want Lean? Ya want lean, I’ll bring you a turkey sandwich.” Not entirely sure why but that story popped into my head when… Continue Reading
China Earthquake Coming. Make Mine A Shanghai.
Posted in China BusinessThe Catching Mice in China Blog (a really good new China tech blog) did a post on the recent popularity of Chengdu for data centers. Seems Microsoft and HP are leading this charge. The post is cleverly entitled, “I’d Like My Data Center Not Shaken, Not Stirred, and Very, Very Dry,” in reference to Chengdu… Continue Reading
China Religion. China Money Making Opportunity.
Posted in China BusinessShanghaiist has a great post out (h/t to the Redkemp blog), entitled, “China home to the world’s largest Christian population?” The post is on an upsurge in Chinese religiosity and how “31.4 percent” of Chinese identify themselves as religious. Running that percentage gives us around 400 million people. So my thought here (this being a… Continue Reading
China Med Mal
Posted in Legal NewsThe Shanghai Scrap blog just did a post on, of all things, medical malpractice in China. Entitled, “Bad Blood and Legal Remedies,” it starts out talking about China’s blood supply then evolves into a discussion of China’s medical malpractice system, with some additional sources included. According to the post, there is “a quiet but definite… Continue Reading
President Bush/Condi Rice. Meet Asia. China Too.
Posted in China BusinessRichard Armitage, former deputy Secretary of State under President George W. Bush, is of the strong view the United States is missing the boat in Asia. I agree. The Australian interviews Armitage in a story entitled, “China wins as ‘US neglects region,‘” on how President Bush and Condoleezza Rice have been ignoring Asia, to the… Continue Reading
Running A Low-Cost China IPR Protection Program, September 11, Beijing
Posted in EventsAmCham Beijing is putting on what looks to be a wildly helpful seminar entitled, “Best Practices in Running a Low-cost IPR Protection Program.” It will be from 7:30-10 a.m. at the Beijing American Club located at the China Resources Building, 8 Jianguomen Beidajie in Beijing. AmCham describes this event as follows: Protecting intellectual property rights… Continue Reading
Ranking China’s Bath Houses And Massage Parlors
Posted in Legal NewsNow that I have your interest, let’s talk law. The China Daily has an article entitled, “Tighter rules on bath houses, massage parlors,” (h/t to China Digital Times), discussing draft rules for bath houses to combat China’s “growing sex trade.” China’s Ministry of Commerce released draft rules last week that will “require bath houses with… Continue Reading
Adidas On China IP: Just Do It
Posted in Legal NewsAbout a year ago, I did a post, entitled, “Nike On China IP Protection: Just Do It With Green Tea,” on Nike’s superior handling of its IP portfolio in China. I am now ready to provide Adidas equal time. Just came across a short informative article in Fast Company magazine, entitled “Fast Talk: Adidas’s Fake-Out… Continue Reading
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