(866) 635-2689 for Personal Injury or (866) 635-9402 for Criminal Defense
Find a Local Lawyer
Divorce (866) 635-6190
Personal Injury (866) 635-2689
Criminal Defense (866) 635-9402
China Hearsay 
Commentary and analysis of law and business in China.
Post Frequency: 8.4/day Last Entry: May 03, 2010 at 11:04:24 Recent Entries: 900
By Stan Abrams
Go to China Hearsay, find other International Law blogs, or browse all law blogs.
CNBC: U.S. Should Emulate China on Unemployment
Posted on March 15, 2009If there are any Americans out there questioning their political affiliations, here is a story for you. CNBC is a cable network in the U.S. that focuses on business. It was a major cheerleader for the various types of business (real estate, securities) that led to the economic bubble we are all now dealing with...
U.S. Will Not Sell F-16s to Taiwan
Posted on March 15, 2009I’m sure this will piss off some of my readers, but to me, this is good news. It also suggests that the Obama administration knows how to prioritize on the foreign policy front. The U.S. government has declined to make a long-awaited sale of F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan for fear of upsetting China, Taiwan’s parliament [...
China?s Courts, Rule of Law, and the Recession
Posted on March 15, 2009Very interesting policy issue discussed in China Calling (Newsweek blog). Here’s the key passage: In any economic downturn, there is much to keep courts occupied?bankruptcy and fraud cases are currently on the rise around the globe. In China, however, the economic crisis comes hand-in-hand with the threat of social instability, and every bankruptcy case and labor [...
China Job Sites Selling User Info ? Can We Please Have A Data Privacy Law Now?
Posted on March 14, 2009From JLM: Several online recruitment sites are selling their job seekers’ personal information in an effort to pad profits during the economic downturn, reports Information Times quoting Liu Hao, the CEO of Beijing-based online recruitment site Zhaopin...
One Last Post On Chas Freeman
Posted on March 14, 2009Earlier this week, I posted about the withdrawal by Chas Freeman for the position of head of Obama’s National Intelligence Council. I originally became interested in this story because of Freeman’s sterling China credentials, and then as a storm of protest arose over his opinions about Middle East policy...
China Luxury Goods Market Gets Boost From Bribery
Posted on March 14, 2009Excellent New York Times article (h/t China Digital Times) on bribery of government officials, with the background of the recent National People’s Congress meeting thrown in for context: Though sales spike in March during the national congresses, executives of luxury goods companies say that lavishing government officials with such products is a year-round practice that reflects [...
China Visa Follies
Posted on March 13, 2009One of the all-time favorite topics of expats in China — visas. Jim Fallows announces his most recent success: Got my Chinese visa renewed! These things are never a gimme, and the outcome isn’t always easy to predict by what we might call logical factors...
Taipei Rail Link
Posted on March 13, 2009Yes, I know that this is fundamentally a political story. However, I can’t stop that fanboy part of my brain that just gets really excited about new technology, including nifty new rail lines. Let’s face it, it would be pretty cool to be able to take a train to Taiwan...
China?s Best Buddy, Tim Geithner
Posted on March 12, 2009Remember a few weeks ago when new U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner accused China of manipulating its currency? He was smacked around quite liberally in the press and of course by Beijing, and he’s been backpedaling ever since on China policy...
WTO, China & Chicken
Posted on March 12, 2009This story is a bit complicated. Let’s start with the latest news: China said Wednesday it will file a World Trade Organization case challenging a U.S. ban on Chinese poultry imports, criticizing the measure as protectionist. (IHT) How did we get to this point? This sordid tale (well, I’m not sure how sordid it is, but you never [...
Internet Priorities
Posted on March 12, 2009I think we can all agree that among the grey areas existing in China’s Internet and e-commerce laws (e.g. online transactions, adverts, data privacy, copyright violations), the issue that could potentially do the most harm, and therefore most in need of regulation, is porn and gossip...
Freeman Bows Out
Posted on March 11, 2009I wrote about Chas Freeman, Obama’s nominee for the U.S. National Intelligence Council, a while back. I never heard of this guy but was impressed by his stellar CV, particularly his China track record. Although he is much more of a realist than I am, I explained that after 8 years of the Bush Administration, [...
China Feb Export Numbers
Posted on March 11, 2009Ouch. Double ouch. Chinese exports slumped 25.7 per cent in February, much higher than analysts had expected, as the global economic crisis began to take its full toll on the country’s export sector. (FT) The January numbers were also awful, but not quite as bad as some had predicted...
Better Without the Clients
Posted on March 11, 2009A running joke with some lawyers is that the practice of law wouldn’t be so bad if it were not for all the clients one has to deal with. (Yes, we are nasty, ungrateful people.) Anyhow, Dan at CLB relates the circumstances of one client’s China business experience, and it is ugly...
Let?s F&@% the Working Man
Posted on March 10, 2009Why is this even an issue? Apparently some have been debating this: China will not revise the Labor Contract Law to compromise workers’ rights as suggested by some people to help enterprises cope with the global financial turmoil, a legislator said here Monday...
Bad Idea
Posted on March 10, 2009OK, this proposal is not going to get any traction. However, just the thought of any linguistic change is enough to get me thinking of leaving the country: One of the proposals being presented before the National People’s Congress and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference is a plan to "restore, resume, resurrect, or return" to [...
Underwhelming Column on Free Trade
Posted on March 10, 2009I’m generally a fan of Charlene Barshefsky, who used to be US Trade Rep under President Clinton (when I first came to Beijing). I’ve also heard her speak at conferences since the ’90s, read her columns, etc. No ideological or political differences with her, so the following relates solely to the content of one particular [...
Somebody Call Tom Clancy
Posted on March 10, 2009Is any of this starting to sound 1980s-ish? China Says U.S. Navy Ship Was Breaking the Law U.S. Says China ‘Harassed’ Navy Ship Here are the basics, if anyone cares: China has accused a U.S. Navy mapping ship of conducting illegal activity inside China’s exclusive economic zone, a Hong Kong television station reported Monday — Beijing’s first response [...
Previous | Next
Eminent Domain in China: Private property rights law opens the door to capitalism
by Priya Prakash Royal'The revision of the property law delivers a...
Conflict between Child Custody Laws of China and the United States
A recently-decided case in Massachusetts sheds light on the growin...
Eminent Domain in China: Nail House Rock
What will the new property law in China hold for one woman’s...
China's Eminent Domain: Nail House Down
by Priya Prakash RoyalThe nail house was demolished, but the Chine...
Is a child fathered out of wedlock by an American diplomat to a foreign women on foreign soil entitled to US Citizenship by jus sanguinis?
This is a very tough situation your friend is in. It is difficult to know the ex...
Need freight forwarding services from China to abroad? http://www.mychinafreight.com
If you need a freight forwarding services provider in China I advise Goway Logis...
#1 Online Legal Resource
On 08-25 at 15:46PM
Acute perpendicular parking #NYPD #NYFD
On 08-18 at 22:18PM
Parallel parking gone bad. Too much gas UES NYC
On 08-18 at 21:41PM
UES NYC
On 08-18 at 21:25PM
Twitter suspends journalist critical of broadcast partner's coverage on dubious grounds @guyadams #nbcfail #twitterfail
On 07-30 at 17:57PM
Model example of 1st Amendment suppression by the People of New York City's Michael Bloomberg #OWS #NYPD
On 07-12 at 21:07PM
AG Holder lackadaisical on Operation in our Sites domain name seizures & RIAA lobbied free speech suppression @dajaz1
On 06-08 at 22:44PM
Why is the Catholic Church going to court over Obama contraception policy? @NewYorker commentary
On 05-31 at 10:08AM
Monks sue Louisiana for right to sell caskets made from forrest destroyed by Katrina
On 05-31 at 07:47AM
Are the abortion ultrasound laws headed for the Supreme Court?
On 05-15 at 21:52PM
Is a child fathered out of wedlock by an American diplomat to a foreign women on foreign soil entitled to US Citizenship by jus sanguinis?
This is a very tough situation your friend is in. It is difficult to know the ex...
Need freight forwarding services from China to abroad? http://www.mychinafreight.com
If you need a freight forwarding services provider in China I advise Goway Logis...
 |
|
Contact Us | About Us | Celebrity Law Blog |
Our Partners | Disclaimer
| Law Blog Directory
| Law Jobs
| Law Tweets
| GoDaddy Hosting
All original material � 1999-2011 by USLaw.com. |