Yesterday, I did a post on an Andrew Hupert article in China Economic Review, highlighting my two favorites of Andrew’s five tips. Clara Muriel Ruano, of the very new yet already quite good blog, Foreign Entrepreneurs in China, left the following comment regarding one of Andrew’s tips I did not discuss: My favorite one is… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: April 2010
Negotiating With Chinese Companies. In Real Life.
Posted in China BusinessExcellent article by Andrew Hupert (of China Solved fame) in a recent issue of the China Economic Review. The article is entitled, “When Chinese dreams meet the real world: Western negotiators in China need to keep their heads out of the clouds, and it gives five great tips for negotiating with Chinese companies, of which… Continue Reading
China Business Network. It’s Everywhere You Want To Be.
Posted in China Business, Good PeopleI have been a member and a big fan of The Chinese Business Network for quite some time and I have been meaning to write a post on it for nearly as long. But the site is so all-encompassing, I have not really known what to say beyond, “go there, you will like it. But… Continue Reading
On The State Of China IP Protection. Straight From The Source.
Posted in Legal NewsChina’s Supreme Court recently came out with a white paper, in both English and Chinese, entitled, “Intellectual Property Protection by Chinese Courts in 2009.” This 60 page document consists of the following sections: I. Fair and Efficient Adjudication of Intellectual Property Cases According to Law has Made the Judicial System a Leading Force in Intellectual… Continue Reading
China Litigation And Arbitration. Maybe.
Posted in Legal NewsI started my career doing massive case litigation. I remember being the 25th most senior lawyer on the litigation side of a matter, which side was actually secondary to the bankruptcy/workout side. In other words, I was No. 50 on the totem pole. About all I remember from that case is that I got to… Continue Reading
On The State of China Intellectual Property Enforcement And Cars.
Posted in China BusinessTwo excellent quotes from Bill Russo in one article. Bill formerly headed up Chrysler Asia and he is now based in Beijing with Booz & Co. He knows China’s auto industry as well as anyone. Both of these quotes come from a Detroit News article, entitled “Ford-Geely deal spells out tech sharing.” The article highlights… Continue Reading
China’s Message To Foreign Business Is Clear. “Whatever.”
Posted in China Business, Legal NewsNewsweek recently did a story on China, entitled, “It’s China’s World. We’re Just Living in It. The middle kingdom is rewriting the rules on trade, technology, currency, climate–you name it.” The article is good, but what struck me about it was a killer quote at the bottom of the last page of the hard copy,… Continue Reading
Gotta Get To China? For You, Very Cheap….With Points.
Posted in China TravelRyan Bingham: Our business expense allots forty dollars each for dinner. I plan on grabbing as many miles as I can. Natalie Keener: Okay, you got to fill me in on the miles thing. What is that about? You’re talking about, like, frequent flyer miles? Ryan Bingham: You really want to know? Natalie Keener: I’m… Continue Reading
Learning Mandarin. Why Bother?
Posted in China BusinessGreat discussion going on over at the Linkedin China Law Blog group on whether it is worth the time to learn Mandarin. Click here to join the discussion and click here to join the group. This question has already spurned 55 comments and a blog post, entitled, “Is It Worth Learning Mandarin Chinese?” To grossly… Continue Reading
Chinese Drywall Plaintiffs Get US Court Judgment Against Chinese Company. Yawn.
Posted in Legal NewsNew Orleans federal judge Eldon Fallon recently awarded seven families $2.6 million against a Chinese drywall manufacturer for damages arising from their homes having been “ruined by sulfur-emitting drywall made in China.” This ruling dealt only with property damage; the first cases with medical claims have yet to be considered. It remains to be seen… Continue Reading
China OEM Agreements. Ten Things To Consider.
Posted in Legal NewsYesterday, our post of a slightly revised email on China’s employment law from Steve to one of our clients was a hit in that we received emails thanking us for having run it. So today, we are going to run another Steve to client email on an Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) agreement we drafted, first… Continue Reading
China Employment Contracts. Ten Things To Consider.
Posted in Basics of China Business Law, Legal NewsI love it when a ready to go post is delivered to my in-box, without my even having to ask. This morning, I received from Steve in Qingdao a carbon copy of an email he had sent to a software client of ours for whom we just started working on their China labor law issues… Continue Reading
China In The 21st Century. The Book You Must Read. At Minimum/For Starters.
Posted in Recommended ReadingI typically receive (unsolicited) maybe two to three China books a month from publishing houses hoping for positive reviews. My decision on which book to read is based on my own somewhat random logic. I choose the one I believe will best match the length of my flight. I just got back from speaking at… Continue Reading
How To Spot China Fakes. As Though I Know….
Posted in China BusinessGot a call the other day from a reporter trying to track down whether “half” of all of a particular product sold in the United States is fake. In fairness to this reporter, I am not going to mention the particular product until his story runs, but I will say it is a product I… Continue Reading
China Adoptions. Due Diligence, Due Diligence, Due Diligence.
Posted in China BusinessLawyers are fond of saying there are three keys to any deal: due diligence, due diligence, and due diligence. Though one does not typically think of an adoption as a “deal, adoptions (particularly international adoptions) too should not be undertaken without thorough due diligence. There has been a lot of press the last few days… Continue Reading
China Patent Law. In Very Plain English.
Posted in Recommended ReadingA reader just sent me this link to China’s State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) and asked me what I thought of it. My response was that I assume it is accurate and it does a really nice job in setting out the basics of China’s patent laws. The link is in an FAQ format which… Continue Reading
Setting Up Your China Rep Office. What It Really Takes.
Posted in China BusinessI feel a little bit silly doing this post right on the heels of my having done a number of posts on how China Rep Offices are becoming such a rarity (here and here). However, the post from which I got this idea is so good and so much of its information is relevant to… Continue Reading
Doing Business In China, For Better Or Worse. SFO, April 6.
Posted in EventsOn Tuesday evening, April 6, I am going to be part of a stellar panel at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, discussing “Doing Business in China: For Better or Worse.” Click here for full information and to sign up. The club describes the event as follows: Google’s recent struggle with China over censorship has… Continue Reading
China-US Politics. Be Cool.
Posted in China BusinessI love reading what Thomas P.M. Barnett has to say about China because he is not a China insider nor a China expert. He’s a guy who really understands world politics and international relations and it is from that perspective that he looks at China. He recently did a great post, nominally on a London… Continue Reading
The Slow Death Of The China Rep Office.
Posted in Legal NewsI have written a number of times recently of how China is cracking down on Representative Offices and of how they seldom make sense anymore. This past week, I encountered yet another potential pitfall. First though, a bit of general background on China Representative Offices. China Rep Offices are pretty much limited to engaging in… Continue Reading
A China That Can Say No.
Posted in Legal NewsIn going through my hard copy of Asia Legal Business today, I came across an article I wrote a few months back. The article is called “A China That Can Say No,” and though it was written at the very beginning of the Google imbroglio, I think it holds up well. Its thesis is that… Continue Reading
Google, Rio Tinto And The State Of Business In China.
Posted in Legal NewsI am trying to see how many posts I can do with Google and Rio Tinto in the title, despite my earlier claims that neither of those matters are terribly relevant to doing business in China. Though the media views those matters as signaling a sea-change in China, I simply view them as part of… Continue Reading
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