A few weeks ago, one of the lawyers in my office, emailed me an article co-written by a law school friend of hers. The article was on trademark infringement in the clothing industry and on what clothing companies/fashion companies should do to protect their China trademarks, written by Yujing Shu and Hai-Ching Yang of KLGates. The note with the… Continue Reading
Tag Archives: doing business with China
A Webinar For Companies/Inside Counsel Doing Business With China. February 20, 2013.
Posted in EventsOn February 20 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern, I will be co-presenting a China law webinar, along with Andrea Charters, Vice President and Associate General Counsel of Rosetta Stone Inc. LexisNexis is sponsorig this webinar and, incredibly enough, it is entirely free. We will be gearing our presentations towards in house counsel and together we will be addressing the… Continue Reading
On Getting A Fixed Price From Your China Supplier. Don’t Bother?
Posted in China BusinessSpoke with a US manufacturer the other day regarding the OEM Agreement we are working on for him. This manufacturer has been manufacturing in China for about a decade and he quickly let me know that one of the things that drives him nuts is how his Chinese manufacturers “change prices” on him, no matter… Continue Reading
Selling In And Into China. Four Good Tips And Mine.
Posted in China BusinessThe New York Times has an excellent article on doing business in China. The article is entitled, “New Path for Trade: Selling in China,” and it is replete with good advice. Except mine. Let me explain. The article is on selling goods in or into China and it talks of the great opportunities there and… Continue Reading
China Business Stereotypes. Enlightenment Needed.
Posted in China BusinessA couple days ago, we did a post, entitled, “Outsourcing IT To China. Fear Not?” The thrust of the post was whether it is safe to outsource IT to China. The post was based on that question being asked as part of a Computer Weekly survey. In our post, we talked of how on many… Continue Reading
Doing Business In China Just Got Even Tougher
Posted in China BusinessI have known Janet Carmosky for going on a decade now and I’d be willing to stack her China business knowledge up against anyone’s. And not only does she know China business, but she is one of those people who just seems congenatillay incapable of pulling any punches. I am a huge fan of hers,… Continue Reading
Doing Business With The New China Seminar. December 13, 2012. Seattle.
Posted in Events, Good PeopleOn December 13, I will, along with Fraser Mendel, be co-chairing a seminar on “The China Market: Selling Products and Services in the New China.” I promise you it will be an excellent seminar. I can make this promise because I have known nearly all of the speakers for many years and I can vouch for… Continue Reading
China Domain Name Scams. It’s Still A Scam!
Posted in China Business, Legal NewsWe wrote on China domain name scams last year, but since we are seeing an increase in these from our clients and readers, we are going to write on it again. Just about everyone doing business in China or doing business with China gets or will get one or more of the following: 1. Preventing… Continue Reading
China’s Economy Is Down. Your Opportunities Are Up?
Posted in China BusinessTwice in the last week, clients told me that their China sales had greatly increased in the last few months due to (not in spite of) China’s economic and other problems. One of these companies sells a high end (but definitely not top of the line) home item. The other sells industrial testing equipment. Both have… Continue Reading
Successful Sourcing From China. The PowerPoint
Posted in China Business, Legal News, Recommended ReadingA number of people have e-mailed requesting that we post the PowerPoint from Dan’s recent presentation on how to succeed in sourcing product from China. Though I am a bit reluctant to do so, since much of the key points of my talk are not on the PowerPoint, I am caving into popular pressure and… Continue Reading
What The Chinese Consumer Wants. Hint: They Were Not “Born In The U.S.A.”
Posted in China BusinessJust finished reading Tom Doctoroff’s book, What Chinese Want: Culture, Communism and the Modern Chinese Consumer. I knew I would love it and I did. I knew I would love it because I’ve been reading Doctoroff’s Huffington Post posts for years and I have found him easily to be one of the most insightful people… Continue Reading
Selling Your Product Into China. What You Need To Know.
Posted in China Business, Legal NewsABC News is pushing (I received two different emails from ABC on it) a Diane Sawyer/ABC News clip entitled, “‘Made in America’ Products Selling in China.” Though it is the proverbial 3.28 minute puff piece, it is right on the big picture. There are huge opportunities to sell American product and American products are viewed… Continue Reading
How To Get A US Visa For Someone From China
Posted in China BusinessOne of our clients recently asked for our help “making sure” it could get a U.S. visa for one of its China-based Chinese managers. The client wanted this manager to come to the United States for two months of training. Our client had heard from a friend in a similar situation that it was… Continue Reading
China Product Quality. An Update?
Posted in China BusinessStrangest thing. Two of our clients in the last few weeks have remarked on how happy they are with their Chinese suppliers and how they are really starting to see improvements in Chinese manufacturers’ understanding of what American companies want from their product suppliers. Both of these companies have been doing business with China for… Continue Reading
Doing Business In Or With China. Ask Yourself These Questions.
Posted in Basics of China Business Law, Legal NewsA consultant friend of mine is leading a very large group of American businesses to China for a big exhibition. He is putting together a short manual for these businesses and he asked me to help put the bug into the ear of these businesses that they should not be ignoring China legal issues. … 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
Doing Business With China And The World
Posted in China BusinessJust came across a very helpful post on the Global Small Business Blog, an excellent source for small businesses operating internationally. The post references the “Doing Business” database provided by The World Bank Group and rightly describes it as “fabulous.” According to the post, this database “provides objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement… Continue Reading
All Roads (and Maps) Lead to China
Posted in Recommended ReadingAll Roads Lead to China is a relatively new blog. It began posting just this year and it is written by three of the principals at China Strategic Development Partners LLC, [link no longer exists] a China consulting firm. They post only one or two times per week, but their posts are original and often… Continue Reading
Getting That Elusive Visa For Your China People
Posted in Legal NewsThe other day we did a post, “If The U.S. Wants More China Trade It Must Look Inward,” on the negative impact U.S. immigration policy and enforcement is having on U.S. international trade. That post was based in large part on a previous post from the Going Global Blog. The Going Global Blog just did… Continue Reading
The Tools You Need For Doing Business With China, May 16, 2006
Posted in EventsThe US-China Business Connections (UCBC) organization will be partnering with the Minnesota Trade office to host a seminar entitled, “Understanding China and Getting Equipped with Tools to Be Successful in China.” Sponsored by Federal Express, the seminar will take place on May 16, 2006, from 2:00 to 5:00 pm, with dinner following. The seminar will… Continue Reading
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