Fascinating post up over at CNReviews, entitled, “Husband and wife sue mistress for 330,000 yuan in “lover’s fees.” The gist of the case is that a married couple sued the husband’s former mistress to require her to return 330,000 RMB the husband had given her during the course of the affair. The court ruled in… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: May 2009
Shanghai As World Financial Capital? Maybe Next Century.
Posted in China BusinessJust finished a fascinating article in Atlantic by Richard Florida, entitled, “How The Crash Will Reshape America.” It makes some very interesting points as to why Phoenix and Las Vegas (and large swaths of Florida) may never recover and why New York, Austin, and Seattle (yeah), will do just fine. But within it, and of… Continue Reading
Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Touring A China Factory.
Posted in China BusinessI know I should not admit this, but I find most factories pretty boring. It was not always this way. When I first started practicing law, I loved visiting factories, but the thrill is gone. Within about one minute of watching a basketball game, I have a good feel for the players and for the… Continue Reading
China Translated.
Posted in Recommended ReadingWhen we first started this blog we would occasionally make fun of mainstream media’s China coverage. I just realized we have not done that for years and I attribute that mostly to a huge increase in good reporting coming out of China. My firm is frequently interviewed by China reporters on China law issues and… Continue Reading
The Chinese Are Coming, Part IXX, And This Time They Are Serious About Minority Stakes.
Posted in China BusinessCaine: May I ask, master? When I leave the temple, what will be expected of me? Master Poe: To walk the roads of the land, and use what you have learned for the needs and benefit of the people. Cain: Will I always know when to act and when to stand off? Master Poe: That… Continue Reading
Pig Casings, Swine Flu, And Accounting For China Risk.
Posted in China BusinessMy firm has always represented a number of fishing and other food companies. The reasons for this are that we are located in Seattle and food companies went international early. by about five years ago, almost all of our fishing clients were doing something in China. Most were either buying farmed fish from there or… Continue Reading
China’s Economy By The Numbers. Lots Of Them.
Posted in Recommended ReadingThe Beijing Axis business consultancy just came out with its quarterly “China Analyst” publication and it is chock full of nicely arranged economic statistics and predictions for China. If China economics is your thing, I recommend you check it out here.
Guns In China. More, More, More….
Posted in China BusinessHomer Simpson: When I held that gun in my hand, I felt a surge of power…like God must feel when he’s holding a gun. Homer Simpson: “But I’m angry now!”(upon being told there is a three day waiting period on the gun he just purchased). I love talking about guns with Asian lawyers because their… Continue Reading
China, We Have A Problem. A Mostly True Story.
Posted in Legal NewsMy firm recently wrapped up a fascinating matter (it is nearly always bad news when your lawyer tells you that you have an interesting or a fascinating case). Even though the matter is nearly over, I am going to have to gloss over certain facts and make up other ones so as not to leave… Continue Reading
China Auto. Are We There Yet?
Posted in Recommended ReadingThere are those who state confidently that China will own the worldwide car market within a few years (these people have been saying this for years — check out this post from three years ago where I rightly said NO WAY) and there are those who state it will never get there. My only qualifications… Continue Reading
China Visas. I’m Getting Deja Vu Olympic Feelings, Part IV. New Reports Of Visa Raids.
Posted in Legal NewsGot an email this morning from someone I know in China, reporting the following: Police in Guangzhou are doing very aggressive passport checks to prevent what they call 三非 [the three must prevents]，meaning 非法入境 [illegal entry]，非法居住 [illegal housing]，非法就业 [illegal employment]. In a moment of candor, one very nice police officer admitted it was because of… Continue Reading
When Not To (And When To) File Your China Trademark.
Posted in Legal NewsStan Abrams over at China Hearsay just did a great post entitled, When Not To File A Trademark (yes, you heard me). It is based on Duncan Bucknell’s post, (Five reasons not to file a trademark). They both list the following five reasons not to bother registering a trademark: 1 – your business is only… Continue Reading
Avoiding Chinese Jails. The Thai Bar Edition.
Posted in Legal NewsA few weeks ago, I did a post emphasizing the need to follow China’s laws so as to avoid jail time. My point (taken straight from Aimee Barnes) was that what actions that may be overlooked in your home country of Australia or the United States or some other Western country very well may be… Continue Reading
China IP Protection. “It’s Getting Better All The Time….”
Posted in Legal NewsI have a young relative who has for quite some time been “a challenge” for his parents. For years, whenever we would get together, we would all start out, charitably enough, by spending around thirty seconds talking about how “he’s getting better.” For the next ten to fifteen minutes we would then enumerate all the… Continue Reading
China Has Health Care Too
Posted in Recommended ReadingA few months ago I was on a China panel at Northwestern’s Kellogg Business School where, among other things, we were asked to list China’s best opportunities. I stressed that because I am not a China business expert, I would have to answer the question based entirely on what I was seeing of my firm’s… Continue Reading
How To Take Advantage Of China’s Stimulus. London, June 3, 2009.
Posted in EventsMy friend Jeremy Gordon, over at China Business Blog, is going to be speaking at a London seminar on “what is happening in China and what businesses can expect.” He is going to be part of three part series, the first of which is going to focus on how what UK companies should be doing… Continue Reading
China: Good Business Gone Bad. You Want Pathos? I Can Do Pathos.
Posted in China BusinessSo I just got an email from a friend criticizing me for being “relentlessly” upbeat during the “world downturn.” He wrote this email after my post yesterday touting how China’s stimulus has been a giant positive. He tells me that I am losing credibility by acting as though things are “great all over.” Though “we”… Continue Reading
The Chinese Are Coming, Part XVIII. It’s The Stimulus Stupid.
Posted in China Business“Who’s going to turn down a Junior Mint? It’s chocolate, it’s peppermint, it’s delicious. It’s very refreshing.” Cosmo Kramer, Seinfeld, episode #60 When I was in law school, I was rankled by students who complained about how busy they were. I mean, we were all taking pretty much the same courses. I swore I would… Continue Reading
China And The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Sometimes You Just Have To Step Away….
Posted in Legal NewsYou got to know when to hold em, know when to fold em, Know when to walk away and know when to run. You never count your money when youre sittin at the table. There’ll be time enough for countin when the dealins done. – Kenny Rogers, The Gambler A couple weeks ago, a long… Continue Reading
Everything You Need To Know About Sourcing From China. (Well Almost Everything)
Posted in China BusinessDavid Dayton over at the Silk Road International Blog has a great post on sourcing from China, entitled, “Smart Steps for Effective Sourcing in Tough Economic Times.” It is an outline of a presentation he gives at Global Sources China Sourcing Shows. My biggest complaint is that David leaves his most important comment for last:… Continue Reading
Blawg Review #210
Posted in Good PeopleHalf-wracked prejudice leaped forth “Rip down all hate,” I screamed Lies that life is black and white Spoke from my skull. I dreamed Romantic facts of musketeers Foundationed deep, somehow. Ah, but I was so much older then, I’m younger than that now. Bob Dylan, from his song, My Back Pages, presumably in reference to… Continue Reading
China Real Estate Stirring?
Posted in China BusinessFor months and months and months and months, my law firm had not been involved in a single China commercial real estate deal. Not one. Sure, we assisted a foreigner or two in buying (or selling) a condo in which to live, but nothing at all on the investment front. Now, just in the last… Continue Reading
China Power Summit 2009. May 22-23, 2009 In Beijing.
Posted in EventsThe China Power Summit is going to be in Beijing from May 22-23 this year and China Law Blog’s own Steve Dickinson will be a featured speaker. Steve will be reprising (and updating) his speech on how foreign companies can best protect themselves when getting into Chinese joint ventures. Steve spoke on this last year… Continue Reading
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