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China Hearsay

Commentary and analysis of law and business in China.
By Stan Abrams

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Last Entry: May 03, 2010 at 11:04:24

Rule of Law: Public Opinion and Criminal Sentencing

Posted on May 28, 2009
Before anyone gets too excited by that post title, don’t expect the following to be some sort of statistical analysis or in-depth treatment of criminal sentencing in China. Unless someone wants to give me a grant to study that stuff, I’ll keep my comments within the realm of light commentary...

A Cynic?s View of the New Fuel Economy Standards

Posted on May 28, 2009
Keith Bradsher, auto industry guru in HK for the New York Times, gives us the good news: Worried about heavy reliance on imported oil, Chinese officials have drafted automotive fuel economy standards that are even more stringent than those outlined by President Obama last week, Chinese experts with a detailed knowledge of the plans [...

Don?t Stare at the Other Monkey: Getting Your Cross-Border Deal Done

Posted on May 27, 2009
This blog primarily concerns news of the day, or if I’m busy or hungover the news of the week. It is not focused on business advice — I’m not very comfortable telling people how to use chopsticks properly, whether they should eat duck’s brain, or how many toasts of baijiu one needs to keep down [...

Hu Xingdou Net Censorship Case: Much Ado About Nothing

Posted on May 26, 2009
A Beijing judge has ruled that an internet hosting company was wrong to close a prominent government critic?s website over allegedly illegal content, in the first-ever case won by a victim of internet censorshipin a Chinese court. Hu Xingdou, an economics professor who regularly discusses topics ranging from corruption to police brutality on his web page, [...

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Chinese Group to Buy Stake in NBA Team

Posted on May 25, 2009
The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed an agreement with an investment group from China to become minority owners of the NBA franchise and its arena, a partnership that could impact superstar LeBron James’ future with the team. The Asian conglomerate, which includes JianHua Huang, a Chinese businessman who has brokered sponsorship deals with the New York Yankees [...

Gang Shootings in Shanghai ? WTF???

Posted on May 25, 2009
Police in Shanghai have detained 10 suspects in the fatal clash between two gangs that left two dead on Friday, local authorities said Saturday. An argument over debt dispute between two gangs became violent and shots were fired Friday noon at the entrance of Huilihuayuan Residence on Changshou Road, Putuo District, [...

Apple Responsible for Reseller Copyright Infringement?

Posted on May 22, 2009
A word to the wise: pay attention to what your distributors/dealers are doing in China. So there?s this lawyer from Yunnan who represents media companies, specifically acting as an ?entrustment agent? with respect to copyright for specific movie titles, including such stellar theatricals like ?Red Cliff? and ?Pleasant Goat and the Big Bad Wolf? (wasn?t [...

Cynicism Loves Company

Posted on May 21, 2009
Earlier today I was feeling like a miserable old cynic, but after reading Charlie’s post on the “super double secret” breakthrough climate change talks between the US and China, I feel much better. I am surprised, however, that the New York Times, ultra lefty rag that it is, would ever get suckered into printing a fake [...

U.S. Congress Has an Anti-Piracy Caucus?

Posted on May 21, 2009
Before I go off on my usual rant about the ridiculous amount of power the entertainment industry has over the US government, let’s take care of the China angle here first. An informal group of US legislators, organized to specifically address IP enforcement issues, has come out with a report that specifically names China, as well [...

Sound Advice for the China Job Crowd

Posted on May 21, 2009
David Wolf with some pearls of wisdom: [M]ost hiring decisions for China and Asia positions - even for multinational companies (PR, advertising, and others) - are made on the ground here in the region. If anything, this is more the case now than it was a decade ago, as most firms have so expanded their operations [...

Mixed Feelings on Microsoft?s IP Deal With Hangzhou

Posted on May 20, 2009
Last week, Microsoft announced a cooperation agreement with the city of Hangzhou that would, among other things, boost IPR enforcement. Since the announcement was made, I’ve been trying to figure out whether this was a good thing or a bad thing...

Rule of Law Cases: A ?Murder? in Hubei

Posted on May 19, 2009
I have the tendency to talk about this grand concept called Rule of Law in terms of foreign direct investment, IP enforcement, anti-trust cases, M&A — basically areas in which I have direct experience. This is not useless information of course...

U.S. to Allocate More Resources to International IP Efforts: A Cynic?s View

Posted on May 19, 2009
Another piece of evidence (h/t IP Watch) suggesting that the U.S. wants to be even more aggressive on the international IP front (press release from last week): Congressman Howard Berman (CA-28), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today introduced wide-ranging legislation to improve and support U...

When Not To File A Trademark (yes, you heard me)

Posted on May 18, 2009
From IP guru Duncan Bucknell: Here are five reasons not to file a trade mark, in no particular order: 1 - your business is only ever going to be confined to a subset of a country (and not extend to the whole country); 2 - you can’t afford it just yet; 3 - you don’t actually care if people [...

A Few More Words On Huntsman

Posted on May 17, 2009
Since yesterday’s announcement that Obama had chosen Governor Jon Huntsman of Utah as the next ambassador to China, I’ve been wading through quite a few stories that have been put out in the major papers. As I said yesterday, from all accounts it appears as though this was an inspired pick...

So Where Is All That Export Demand Going To Come From?

Posted on May 17, 2009
Another excellent article by Sebastian Mallaby in the Post, this time on exchange rates. Mallaby is concerned that even if the current international trading regime staves off high levels of protectionism (� la Smoot-Hawley), nations will still be able to use exchange rates to compete, in an ever-downward spiral of devaluation...

Survival of the Fattest

Posted on May 17, 2009
Something tells me that your average cave man would have a problem fitting in with China’s Harmonious Society. This is creepy (h/t Americablog): One of science’s most puzzling mysteries - the disappearance of the Neanderthals - may have been solved...

Utah Gov Huntsman Looks to be Next U.S. Ambassador to China

Posted on May 16, 2009
This story is just coming in, and it isn’t confirmed. However, the U.S. papers are already writing about it, so I guess it’s 99% certain. I’ll post on this later today. First reaction is that this guy looks eminently qualified, in fact more so than any other ambassador the U...

China Critics Ratchet Up the Rhetoric in U.S.

Posted on May 15, 2009
Looking at the foreign press headlines today, I sense a disturbance in The Force — I mean, some bad juju in the bilateral relationship between the US and China. Several reasons for this, including a new espionage accusation, continued allegations of cyber warfare, and a ramp up in the currency manipulation/trade protectionism/job loss stories out [...

How KFC Benefits From China Health Care Spending

Posted on May 15, 2009
China biz newbies may wish to check out this article by Slate business columnist Daniel Gross. The content is quite familiar — the usual talk about the huge potential of the China market for foreign companies. However, Gross does a decent job of updating the subject with talk of government health care spending and connecting [...

To U.S. Expat Voters: Uh, About That Last Election

Posted on May 14, 2009
A few short months ago, November 2008 to be precise, a large group of American expats congregated in the ballroom of the Renaissance Hotel in Beijing. I remember it fondly. I arrived there early, early enough to watch the first election returns come in on CNN, and I waited around long enough for the major [...

The Yellow (Cyber) Horde is Coming to Get You: a US Military Perspective

Posted on May 14, 2009
All right, we’ve all read countless stories over the past few months about the shadowy world of Chinese hackers, their government support, and their quest for global domination. (Well, I didn’t say that we necessarily believed any of these stories...

Quote of the Day

Posted on May 14, 2009
H/T FP blog: I am increasingly convinced that there is a factory in China that does nothing other than come up with beguiling statistics about factories in China. There are just too damn many such statistics to be explained any other way. Tags: China Business & Economy � Stan for China Hearsay, 2009...

China Currency Bill Update: Yep, Just What You?d Expect

Posted on May 14, 2009
Quick update on yesterday’s post about a new punitive tariff bill floating around the US Congress. The bill would raise tariffs on Chinese goods in retaliation for alleged currency manipulation. My whole point of bringing it up yesterday was to comment on Secretary Geithner’s upcoming trip to Beijing, noting that in my opinion he does not [...

Why Is My Inbox Full of Idiotic Articles on the U.S. Dollar?

Posted on May 14, 2009
The life of a blogger is not quite as glamorous as it may appear to a typical outsider. Sure, you get to write whatever you want, with few if any repercussions when you write something stupid. The pay isn’t so great, but on the other hand there’s no boss yelling at you to make a [...

Geithner to China and Currency Manipulation: Just Another Day in U.S.-China Relations

Posted on May 13, 2009
Well, this should be interesting: US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will make his first official visit to China for talks June 1-2 as the two nations step up a high-level economic dialogue, his office said Tuesday. The visit will be Geithner’s first to China since taking office on January 26...

Comments on the AmCham White Paper - Part I

Posted on May 13, 2009
Thanks to a timely reminder from IP Dragon, I downloaded the latest AmCham White Paper, a document published annually that includes feedback from the American business community in China. This includes current business sentiment, challenges from both the public and private sector, and recommendations for both the US and China governments...

Bizarre Advice for Lawyers From a Twisted Industry

Posted on May 12, 2009
After my experience with the VC industry, beginning in the year 2000 and China’s Internet boomlet, it’s no great surprise that I have a bit of a chip on my shoulder when it comes to these guys. On the other hand, it’s always good to know what’s going on and what folks are thinking, particularly when [...

International Tax Policy (for insomniacs)

Posted on May 12, 2009
If you are having trouble sleeping, this post is for you. Not the most exciting topic, but important nevertheless. The issue of offshore tax havens and multinational (MNC) profits tax has been big news in the U.S. recently as the Obama Administration considers pushing new rules to make it more difficult for MNCs to defer tax [...

Preparing Chinese Students for the Global Economy

Posted on May 12, 2009
I’ve been following an interesting discussion over the last few days on Jim Fallows’s blog regarding Chinese education. My intent was to steer clear of this conversation, seeing as how it is a perennial favorite amongst ex-pats, and I’m sure I’ve probably commented on this several times in the past...

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