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Vietnam and China. Labor Shortages Or Not?

Posted on May 13, 2010
I ain't gonna work for Maggie's brother no more No, I ain't gonna work for Maggie's brother no more Well, he hands you a nickel He hands you a dime He asks you with a grin If you're havin' a good time Then he fines you every time you slam the door I ain't gonna work for Maggie's brother no more ---Bob Dylan I have been hearing of labor shortages in China since forever and...

china/divide And China Tracker And The Just Too Damn Good Exception.

Posted on May 12, 2010
A few years ago, I went all gaga over a new blog that had produced all of two posts. The two posts were incredibly well written, incredibly insightful, and incredibly original. I immediately determined that this great light (discovered by me, of course) should be introduced to the world so I did a post on his blog and put it on our blog-roll...

China's Ten Most Luxurious Cities As Good Place To Start.

Posted on May 12, 2010
Jing Daily did a post today listing and very briefly describing China's top ten cities, "ranked by lavish living." This list comes from the Chinese news portal, JRJ and is based on "luxury," "internationalness," high-end retail and overall infrastructure, whatever those things mean...

The Citizens United Case And Chinese Companies. All In A Day's Work.

Posted on May 12, 2010
Yesterday, Elizabeth Lynch of the China Law & Policy Blog, testified before the United States Congress on "potential foreign government influence in our elections post-Citizens United." Elizabeth writes about her testimony in a post, entitled, "Congressional Testimony of China Law & Policy - With Link to full Webcast...

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How To Sell To The Chinese Government: Have What It Really Really Wants.

Posted on May 12, 2010
The Chinese Business Review is out with an interesting article, by Jason Matechak and Brett Gerson of the Reed Smith law firm in Washington, DC, entitled, "Can China's Government Procurement Market Be Cracked?" Its sub-heading is: "China's preference for domestic products continues to worry foreign firms, but companies can take steps to improve their chances of succeeding in China's government procurement market...

The Kro's Nest. Just Another Day In China.

Posted on May 11, 2010
"Steal a little and they throw you in jail. Steal a lot and they make you king." Bob Dylan "Guanxi either retires or goes to jail." Rich Brubaker Just read an absolutely fantastic china/dvide post, written by Damjan DeNoble. The post is entitled, "Kro's Nest, End of Days" and it in on how a very well known Beijing expat, "Kro" of Kro's Nest restaurant fame had his restaurant mini-empire "taken" from him by his Chinese...

Stuff Laowai Like In China. I'll Cop To All That.

Posted on May 11, 2010
It's bad enough I have to admit there is a book out there making fun of what I like, now Modern Lei Feng is doing a series of China-fied blog posts doing the same thing. I just love his second post in the series, entitled, "Stuff Laowai Like 2 - Shanghai (??????? 2 ? ???" because (like the book) it is both spot on and funny and because I have to cop to it...

China OEM Agreements. Yet Another Reason To Have One.

Posted on May 10, 2010
Got an email the other day from an attorney seeking help for a client. Client (Company A) was interested in suing one of the online customs/sourcing sites for having broken out by name all of the Chinese companies from whom Company A bought its Chinese product...

China Podcasts and Videos.

Posted on May 07, 2010
The China Beat has a post, entitled, Around the Web: Podcasts and Videos, highlighting the following "China-related podcasts and videos" that "caught" their attention: ? A conversation between China Beat bloggers, Jeff Wasserstrom and Mara Hvistendahl on "The Challenge of Writing about a Fast-Changing China...

Explanations For Apple's China Success.

Posted on May 07, 2010
Paul Denlinger has a great post up on the China Tracker blog, entitled, "For Apple, The Best China Strategy Was Not Having One." I have known and respected Paul since forever, particularly on issues relating to China's technology and internet sectors...

Defining State Secrets In China, Part II.

Posted on May 06, 2010
A couple of days ago, I did a post, entitled, "Defining State Secrets In China. What Stratfor Says...." In that post, I referred to a a Stratfor April 29, 2010, article, entitled, "Telecom and State Secrets" and extolled it for the job it did in helping attorneys issue spot...

How To Get Chinese Clients. Be Patient.

Posted on May 05, 2010
Just did my first post for the excellent Forbes China Tracker, a new Forbes blog, painstakingly put together by the indefatigable Hana Alberts, a Hong Kong based Forbes reporter. My post is entitled, "Patience Required As Chinese Companies Go Overseas," and I am honored to have been asked to be a regular contributor to the blog, joining such luminaries as Stan Abrams, G...

With China Friends Like These....

Posted on May 05, 2010
"Beware of the pat on the back It just might hold you back." From the song, "Smiling Faces Sometimes," by Joan Osborne Had an interesting conversation with a China client the other day. For obvious reasons, I am going to have to be a bit vague on things, but here goes...

Negotiating With Chinese Companies. Part III. No Frogs.

Posted on May 04, 2010
This is part III in a completely unplanned series of posts focusing on negotiating with Chinese companies. Part I is here and Part II is here. This post (again) riffs on an Andrew Hupert post, this one from a post on his Chinese Negotiation blog, entitled, "US-China Negotiating Rule: Don't Kiss Frogs in China...

China FDI: Now For A Bit Of Good News.

Posted on May 04, 2010
By Steve Dickinson (from Qingdao) In the wake of the Rio Tinto and Google cases in China, many commentators have suggested China is becoming hostile to foreign investment. In fact, however, China's attitude towards foreign investment has not changed. China remains remarkably open to foreign investment and shows every sign of planning to continue with that open policy for the future...

Foreign Investment (FDI) In China. The Glass Is Half Empty Not Half Full.

Posted on May 02, 2010
Clara Muriel Ruano of the Foreign Entrepreneurs in China blog, just did an article for the Asia Pacific Forum, entitled, "Media Perception of China: Myth vs. Reality," contending there is no reason to worry about foreign investment in China and blaming the media for our believing otherwise...

Defining State Secrets In China. What Stratfor Says....

Posted on May 02, 2010
Got an email the other day seeking my assessment of a just published Stratfor article on China's new State Secrets law. My response was as follows: This is an absolutely excellent analysis. My sense (very much projecting outwards) is that US lawyers are pretty clueless as to how to interpret this...

How Not To Get Kidnapped In China.

Posted on May 01, 2010
About a year ago, I did a post, entitled, "China Hostage Situation. Now IS A Good Time To Pay Your Debts." It is time I revisit it. That post dealt with an email I had received from a trusted reader setting forth the following scenario: Consumer product company had a rep office - staffed with people with US passports...

Negotiating With Chinese Companies. In Real Life.

Posted on April 29, 2010
Excellent article by Andrew Hupert (of China Solved fame) in a recent issue of the China Economic Review. The article is entitled, "When Chinese dreams meet the real world: Western negotiators in China need to keep their heads out of the clouds, and it gives five great tips for negotiating with Chinese companies, of which his first two are my two favorites: 1...

Negotiating With Chinese Companies. In Real Life. Part II. The Naughty Bits.

Posted on April 29, 2010
Yesterday, I did a post on an Andrew Hupert article in China Economic Review, highlighting my two favorites of Andrew's five tips. Clara Muriel Ruano, of the very new yet already quite good blog, Foreign Entrepreneurs in China, left the following comment regarding one of Andrew's tips I did not discuss: My favorite one is #5, where he [Hupert] says: "Prepare now for the second negotiation...

Negotiating With Chinese Companies. In Real Life. Part II.

China Business Network. It's Everywhere You Want To Be.

Posted on April 28, 2010
I 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...

On The State Of China IP Protection. Straight From The Source.

Posted on April 27, 2010
China's Supreme Court recently came out with a white paper, in both English and Chinese, entitled, "Intellectual Property Protection by Chinese Courts in 2009." This 60 page document consists of the following sections: I. Fair and Efficient Adjudication of Intellectual Property Cases According to Law has Made the Judicial System a Leading Force in Intellectual Property Protection II...

China's Message To Foreign Business Is Clear. "Whatever."

Posted on April 26, 2010
Newsweek recently did a story on China, entitled, "It's China's World. We're Just Living in It. The middle kingdom is rewriting the rules on trade, technology, currency, climate--you name it." The article is good, but what struck me about it was a killer quote at the bottom of the last page of the hard copy, but not in the internet copy...

China Litigation And Arbitration. Maybe.

Posted on April 26, 2010
I started my career doing massive case litigation. I remember being the 25th most senior lawyer on the litigation side of a matter, which side was actually secondary to the bankruptcy/workout side. In other words, I was No. 50 on the totem pole. About all I remember from that case is that I got to pore through Playboy Enterprises' annual reports...

On The State of China Intellectual Property Enforcement And Cars.

Posted on April 26, 2010
Two excellent quotes from Bill Russo in one article. Bill formerly headed up Chrysler Asia and he is now based in Beijing with Booz & Co. He knows China's auto industry as well as anyone. Both of these quotes come from a Detroit News article, entitled "Ford-Geely deal spells out tech sharing...

Gotta Get To China? For You, Very Cheap....With Points.

Posted on April 25, 2010
Ryan Bingham: Our business expense allots forty dollars each for dinner. I plan on grabbing as many miles as I can. Natalie Keener: Okay, you got to fill me in on the miles thing. What is that about? You're talking about, like, frequent flyer miles? Ryan Bingham: You really want to know? Natalie Keener: I'm dying to know...

Learning Mandarin. Why Bother?

Posted on April 24, 2010
Great discussion going on over at the Linkedin China Law Blog group on whether it is worth the time to learn Mandarin. Click here to joint the discussion and click here to join the group. This question has already spurned 55 comments and a blog post, entitled, "Is It Worth Learning Mandarin Chinese?" To grossly summarize the comments, the overarching view is that learning Mandarin will be a plus for your career, but not a...

Chinese Drywall Plaintiffs Get US Court Judgment Against Chinese Company. Yawn

Posted on April 23, 2010
New Orleans federal judge Eldon Fallon recently awarded seven families $2.6 million against a Chinese drywall manufacturer for damages arising from their homes having been "ruined by sulfur-emitting drywall made in China." This ruling dealt only with property damage; the first cases with medical claims have yet to be considered...

Chinese Drywall Plaintiffs Get US Court Judgment Against Chinese Company. Yawn.

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