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China Visa Update

Posted on May 03, 2008
The One Eyed Panda attended AmCham's very recent seminar on China visas and he left with a whole slew of good notes. So if you are wondering about the latest regarding China visas, I urge you to go his post, China Visa Update as it is very helpful....

Defending China's English Language Press

Posted on May 03, 2008
Last week on a Shandong Airlines flight, I overheard someone in the seat behind me say something to his fellow traveler along the lines of the following, in reference to a front page headline in the China Daily (I think): "'Chinese people's feelings hurt by foreign media...

China Public Relations: The ImageThief Primer

Posted on May 03, 2008
When it comes to China PR, if Will Moss over at ImageThief says it, I view it as gospel [definition number 4 in the link]. In a recent post, entitled, "Inside Carrefour's crisis management in China," Will sets out the gospel on"some of the basic rules of crisis communication for foreign firms in China": Be prepared to respond fast...

China v. Cafferty: CNN Should Get Up In Someone's Grill

Posted on May 03, 2008
Chinese Law Prof has a post up on the two lawsuits (did I just hear of a third one out there) filed in China against CNN for Jack Cafferty's "thugs and goons" comment. The post is entitled, "CNN sued for Cafferty's 'thugs and goons' comment," and in it, Chinese Law Prof analyzes the merits of the claims under Chinese (some) and US law (none)...

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China: The CIA Gets It.

Posted on May 03, 2008
General Michael V. Hayden, Director of the CIA, gave a speech this week at Kansas State University, on, among other things, China's future relationship with the United States. Hayden had this to say: China, a communist-led, nuclear state that aspires to?and will likely achieve?great power status during this century, will be the focus of U...

China Food Exports To Japan Plunge On Quality Concerns. Isolated Case Or Trend?

Posted on May 03, 2008
While in Qingdao the other day, I went out for a sushi dinner with co-blogger Steve Dickinson and a long time Japanese fishing industry client in Qingdao on business. Steve had been to this same restaurant a few months earlier and raved about the food...

Hey Hillary, It's NOT China. But You Know That.

Posted on May 03, 2008
I admit it. I love Hillary. The more she lies, the more she attacks, the more she says things just to get elected, the more she just flat out refuses to give up, the more I think she is exactly what this country needs. I am NOT kidding. Hillary does not believe the crap she is spewing and she would never let herself be bound by it once she becomes President...

Regulating Enterprise In China/China Dispute Resolution

Posted on May 03, 2008
The Foundation for Law, Justice and Society has come out with a report (free online here) entitled, Regulating Enterprise: The Regulatory Impact on Doing Business in China. (h/t to AsiaBizBlog) The report is described as follows: This special report adopts an interdisciplinary, socio-legal approach to reveal the actual encounter between law and the social environment, exploring problems of implementation, and the implications for China?s future policy initiatives and economic development...

Is China Going Green, Part XIV -- Leading Shanghai Environmental Lawyer Proves It Is

Posted on May 02, 2008
Charlie McElwee of the China Environmental Law Blog did an interesting post analyzing a Xinhua article on increased enforcement of China's environmental laws and on Chinese companies' growing realization that going green means making more green. Though Charles is an environmental lawyer based in Shanghai, unfortunately, he does not provide his own assessment on these issues...

Foreign Companies In China Can't Get No Love

Posted on May 01, 2008
Rich Brubaker over at All Roads Lead to China has a post up on how the Chinese government makes its laws with its own populace in mind, not out of consideration for foreign companies. The post is entitled, "Regulations in China: Are You Prepared? Are You Ready? Are You OK?" and here is its money quote: There is and has been a sense of entitlement in the foreign community about their contribution to China, and...

China's Inner Mongolia Is On The Frontier Of....

Posted on May 01, 2008
My roommate from college sent me an email with the subject "Ordos" and the tagline, "this is wild." It is. The "it" is a New York Times article, entitled, "In Inner Mongolia, Pushing Architecture?s Outer Limits," on the Inner Mongolian boomtown of Ordos...

China By Podcast

Posted on April 29, 2008
Go ahead and call me a Luddite, but I generally am not a big fan of podcasts because they take too long. We lawyers can read (or skim) documents at a much faster speed than mere mortals. Podcasts take away that edge. But for those who like podcasts.....

China Terror Alert

Posted on April 29, 2008
The US embassy in Beijing issued the following email travel alert for all US residents and visitors in China (h/t to AmCham Daily): There is a heightened risk that extremist groups will conduct terrorist acts within China in the near future. In light of these security concerns, citizens traveling in China are advised to use caution and to be alert to their surroundings at all times, including at hotels, in restaurants, on public transportation and...

China Visa Certainty: Z (employee) Visas Are Z Best

Posted on April 27, 2008
Got a worried call the other day from a China based foreign businessperson complaining about being forced to return to his home country because his China tourist visa was about to run out. Not only was he mad about being unable to renew his visa from within China or even by jumping over to Hong Kong, but he knew his chances of getting a new multiple entry visa were extremely low...

How To Retain Your Star China Employees

Posted on April 26, 2008
Anyone with a business in China knows how difficult it is to retain Chinese high level Chinese employees. Rapidly rising salaries are obviously factor into this difficulty, but according to Andrew Hupert at ChinaSolved, a China retention policy must consist of more than "just dumping cash, bonuses and big commission payouts on star employees...

Understanding Made In China: April 28, 2008 In NYC

Posted on April 25, 2008
On Monday, April 28, 2008, The Asia Society is putting on a China speaking event, entitled, "Product Safety: Understanding the 'Made in China' Brand" This will be from 6:30 pm until 8:00 pm at the Asia Society and Museum, 8th Floor, 725 Park Avenue, New York City...

China Using Its VAT To Highgrade Manufacturing

Posted on April 24, 2008
The China Economic Review is just out with an article by CLB's own Steve Dickinson on the wholesale changes China has made to its VAT (Value Added Tax) system. The article is entitled, "VAT?s all folks: How changes in the tax system reflect an evolving approach to foreign investment...

Beijing International Terminal 3 And The Quality Of Chinese Products. What's Up With That?

Posted on April 22, 2008
http://blogs.spectrum.ieee.org/riskfactor/2008/04/heathrow_terminal_5_update_onl.htmlJust arrived Beijing a few hours ago. Came in via the new Terminal 3. Here is what I was thinking from the time I arrived to the time I unbelievably quickly cleared customs: -- It's huge -- It's huge -- It's so incredibly big -- It's awesome -- It's huge Co-blogger Steve Dickinson arrived Beijing from Shanghai around 20 minutes before I got here from Seoul and I called him to figure out where to...

China Law As Guessing Game

Posted on April 19, 2008
Stan Abrams over at China Hearsay did a great post, detailing the difficulties of uncertainty in dealing with Chinese law. The post is entitled, "The Law and New Tech in China," but the issue it raises regarding the gaps in China's commercial laws goes well beyond just new technologies...

China IP? The Answer Is Better Luck Next Time.

Posted on April 17, 2008
David Dayton of the always excellent Silk Road International Blog just did a post, entitled, "Show Questions," on some of the questions he was asked as a speaker at the Global Sources Buyers Show now going on in Hong Kong. My favorite interaction was the following: Finally, I had a very nice conversation at the ?Ask the Experts? Q&A Sessions yesterday with a rather worried new buyer...

China Is Making Visas Interesting.

Posted on April 16, 2008
Visas have always bored me. Sorry about that, but they have. A law school education is rarely needed to figure out visa issues and I did not go to law school for that. I have always taken a rather perverse pride in not keeping up on visa requirements...

Chinese Joint Ventures -- The Information The Chinese Government Does Not Want You To Know

Posted on April 15, 2008
Until a couple of months ago, co-blogger Steve Dickinson was the legal columnist for one of China's most prominent English language business publications. As part of his regular monthly gig, Steve submitted an article on how to avoid joint venture mistakes...

China US Tax Treaty Explained

Posted on April 14, 2008
Nobody should dabble in international tax. It is hugely complicated, and should be handled only by attorneys and accountants who specialize in it. Incredibly few do. Gary Tober here in Seattle is one who does and he has a great reputation. All of this is a preface for the fact that a reader just emailed me a copy of an article on the US-China tax treaty and asked me if "this guy Tober knows what...

Beijing Olympics Blog: Specialty Blog Worth Reading

Posted on April 11, 2008
Until a few weeks ago, I actually thought there was little need for a blog focused solely on the upcoming Olympics. Silly me. For those seeking a one stop blog on China's Olympics, I heartily recommend the Beijing Olympics Blog, which describes itself as "An unofficial look at China & the Beijing Olympic Games...

China: Fair And Balanced

Posted on April 10, 2008
You want to know the reality about the continuing evolution of human rights in China? Go here. On a somewhat unrelated note. I keep meaning to do a list of ten blogs I would "take" with me were I to learn I am going to be stranded on a...

CLB About To Go On BBC's World Have Your Say

Posted on April 10, 2008
Just got the call this morning and I will be live on air in about three minutes. The question is whether your leader (in my case, President Bush) should go to the Olympic opening ceremony. My answer will be yes. I say yes because I want the US to be on good terms with China because I see Iran, North Korea, and Al Qaeda as the real threats and we could use some friends in...

The Protests, The Olympics, And The Yellow Peril.

Posted on April 10, 2008
There is so much great stuff out there on the Olympics; I could devote the next few months to nothing but that on this blog. Though I have studiously sought to avoid covering these issues too often, I could not resist saying something about this post on Shanghai Scrap, entitled, "The Protests, the Olympics, and Race...

Ten Reasons China Matters

Posted on April 09, 2008
I hate the title, "Ten Reasons Why China Matters to You," and I also think some of the ten were tossed out just to get to ten. But because Thomas P.M. Barnett is one of the best international strategists out there, and because the analysis behind the items is so good, I am recommending you check out this list on Good Magazine (h/t to Thomas P...

Doing Business in China: The Labor And Employment Law Story. Is That Elliott Spitzer?

Posted on April 09, 2008
On May 9, 2008, The Center for Labor and Employment Law at New York University (NYU) will be putting on what looks to be an excellent seminar on China's new labor contract law. The seminar will take place in Pollack Colloquium, Ninth Floor, Furman Hall, NYU School of Law, 245 Sullivan Street...

China's Olympics: What's Reality Got To Do With It?

Posted on April 08, 2008
As a huge fan of John Pomfret, based on his excellent book, Chinese Lessons (for my review of that book, go to my post not so subtly entitled, "John Pomfret's Chinese Lessons -- LOVED IT!"), I was happy to learn from Danwei that Pomfret is just starting a blog on China for the Washington Post...

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