Sorry for being so last minute about this posting. Anyway, the Canada China Business Council (CCBC) is putting on a China Business Workshop at the Four Seasons Hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia on Monday, March 11 and I am going to be one of the speakers. This is the “fifth instalment of this popular cross-Canada… Continue Reading
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An Entrepreneur’s Bone-Chilling Story Of China Business And Betrayal Writ Not So Large.
Posted in China BusinessI started the Inc. Magazine story, “Betrayed in China: One Entrepreneur’s Hard Journey East,” with much anticipation. The writer of the story had interviewed me a bit regarding the story (and I show up in the sidebar at the end) so I knew him to be a really sharp guy with an penchant for accuracy and… Continue Reading
Promising China Blog: China Business Hand
Posted in Recommended ReadingBack in the old days, one of my favorite continuing series of posts was the one highlighting promising China blogs. We take our blogroll very seriously and we do not like adding blogs to it until they have stood the test of time. Far too many blogs start out really well for a half a… Continue Reading
China Manufacturing Payment Terms. Limit Your Risks.
Posted in China BusinessBy: Steve Dickinson Many companies continue to purchase container load quantities of product from small manufacturers located on the southern coast of China. This trade has developed a standard form of payment, often termed 30/70 TT. This means: 30 percent down payment on placement of the order, with the remaining 70% due upon shipment. This… Continue Reading
China Law And Business On Linkedin
Posted in China BusinessA couple of years ago, we started a China Law Blog Group on Linkedin with the goal of creating a spam-free source for China networking, information and discussion. We now have over 6,500 members. More importantly I am proud to say that our Linkedin group is a great place for lively discussions on China and for those seeking assistance… Continue Reading
China Business Scams And How To Avoid Them
Posted in Basics of China Business LawIt is becoming increasingly easy to blame the “victim” of China business disasters. In my experience, when bad things happen to good people who do business in China, it is nearly always the “good” person’s fault. Like many lawyers who work with China, I have a ready set of horror stories to illustrate this phenomenon:… Continue Reading
China’s Healthcare System
Posted in UncategorizedBy: Damjan DeNoble Dr. Adam Powell and Dr. Youfa Wang, two of several presenters at this past weekend’s US-China Intercollegiate Healthcare Conference held on Wharton’s campus, exhibited a shared awe of the rapid changes taking place in China’s healthcare profile. Among the many themes and viewpoints presented at the conference, the sense of awe emerged… Continue Reading
Promising China Blog: China Business Leadership Blog.
Posted in China Business, Recommended ReadingI have been reading and enjoying the China Business Leadership Blog for the last few months and I wanted to bring it to our readers’ attention. The blog is authored by the SHI Group, whose slogan is “serving to make the strength of your company culture come to life in China.” I like the slogan… Continue Reading
Current China Law And Business Issues
Posted in China Business, Legal NewsA few weeks ago, Steve and I spoke at AmCham (Beijing) regarding the China legal issues of which SMEs need be aware. After our talk, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Matt Wisla for around 20 minutes. That interview focused on the issues currently front and center for foreign businesses operating in China. … Continue Reading
AmCham-Shanghai’s 2010 Report On China Business — Required Reading
Posted in China BusinessBy Steve Dickinson and Dan Harris The American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai just issued its 2010-2011 Business Report. This report should be required reading for all companies doing business in China or who are planning to do business in China. Our good friends over at Technomic Asia co-authored the report. The report is based… Continue Reading
Competing With Chinese Companies On Price. In Your Dreams.
Posted in China BusinessEvery so often, a client will remark on how there is “no way” its Chinese competitor can be selling a particular product at such a low price. We then talk about all the ways the Chinese company can, in fact, be selling the product at below what it costs my American client to make it…. Continue Reading
How Risky Is China?
Posted in China Business, Legal NewsExcellent post by Rich Brubaker of the All Roads Lead to China blog on his discussion with Neal Beatty entitled, “Identifying, Measuring, and Taking Action on the Risks of China.” It is the kind of post every company doing business in or even with China should read. The post sets out an amazingly comprehensive… Continue Reading
China’s Property Bubble. Bad For Business?
Posted in China BusinessChina’s major city property prices have been going really crazy of late, after having gone just crazy for years. As one would expect, there are two camps regarding China real estate. There are those who see it as a bubble that can and will pop any day now and there are those who say prices… Continue Reading
Ten Reasons Chinese Companies Fail In The United States.
Posted in China BusinessHad a piece published yesterday on the Forbes China Tracker, entitled, “Ten Reasons Chinese companies fail in the U.S.” I reprise the Forbes article below and then I add to it by discussing a very insightful e-mail exchange I had in response to it. A couple of years ago, I did a post… Continue Reading
How To Cultivate A China Merger Or Acquisition
Posted in China Business, Recommended ReadingThis post was written by Simon Malinowski, a Harris & Moure summer associate. There is a terrific podcast interview between Kent Kedl and Dr. Kim Woodard on deal cultivation in China mergers and acquisitions on the China Business Blog. The podcast is entitled, “Deal Cultivation in China M & A.” and though its focus… 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
Five Things To Do To Succeed In China Business.
Posted in China BusinessRich Brubaker over at All Roads Lead to China did a post entitled, “5 Characteristics of Successful Companies in China.” The post sets out the following five things successful companies do in China: Define their China market. The successful company spends time figuring out what its market will be in China, both geographically and socioeconomically…. Continue Reading
How To Succeed With Your China Business. Well….Sorta.
Posted in China BusinessCn Reviews does a nice job covering an interesting discussion on doing technology business in China. Though the discussion seemed to focus on the tech industry, what was said pretty much applies to all businesses. I will note what was said (in bold) and then comment. 1. Cheap Labor is not to be found in… Continue Reading
China Business Negotiating — When To Walk Away
Posted in China BusinessHad a very long conversation with a potential client yesterday regarding conducting business in China. I have to be extremely vague here, but by the time our phone call had finished, I had concluded his business has tremendous potential in China, servicing American and European companies already there. I am convinced his U.S. clients will… Continue Reading
China Negotiating Starts Now
Posted in China BusinessJeremy Gordon over at China Business Services just did a good post on negotiating in China/China negotiating. Entitled, “Negotiating Starts at the Front Door,” its thesis is that one must prepare before negotiating with the Chinese and that involves gathering as much information as you can about the people and company with whom you are… Continue Reading
China: Protecting Gucci Handbags On $24 A Month
Posted in Legal NewsChina Business Blog just ran another in its “Don’t Quote Me” series of posts and, once again, it’s a good one. This quote is from Ekkehard Rathgeber, President of Bertelsmann Direct Group Asia, regarding the views of rural Chinese government officials on enforcing intellectual property rights: ‘My people are poor; people in western China are… Continue Reading
Building Insight On Doing Business In China
Posted in China BusinessThe Global Market Development Blog recently did a post, entitled, “Building in China,” [link no longer exists] highlighting a recent New York Times Magazine article on architecture. The post comments on how “sometimes you can find business insight from something in another field.” I completely agree, both in general and in this instance. The New… Continue Reading
It’s Simple. China Is All Good. And Business Demands We Realize This.
Posted in China BusinessWell, not really. But since I did a post last week, entitled “It’s Simple. China Is All Bad. And Politics Demands We Realize This,” symmetry dictates I use the “all good” title on this one. In my China is “all bad” post, I poked fun at those who attack China’s business and economic fronts for… Continue Reading
James McGregor In Portland, OR, On April 11, 2006; Lillian Tsai On April 25, 2006
Posted in EventsThe NW China Council, the World Affairs Council of Oregon, and Portland State University, are putting on a speech by James McGregor on Monday, April 10, 2006, from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. at The University Club of Portland. McGregor, author of the widely acclaimed book on China Business, One Billion Customers, will “walk the… Continue Reading
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