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Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Travelling To China. Well Almost.

Posted on February 07, 2010
I know some countries will not allow entry to people whose passports are within six months of expiring. I know this because it once happened to me, but I cannot remember whether it was Korea or China, or maybe some place else. It was no big deal at the time because I learned of the six month rule before I left the United States and I was able to renew my passport in plenty of...

On Not "Antagonizing" China. Or How Many Enemies Does The US Need?

Posted on February 06, 2010
Every once in a while, I get an email accusing me of costing Americans their jobs and going on and on about how China is terrible and anyone who has anything to do with China is terrible, presumably including me. I usually respond by talking about how China is a reality and how countries should be judged not only on where they are now, but also on where they came from and where they are...

Online Payments In China. Alipay, Tenpay, Banks, Credit Cards, And China Mobile.

Posted on February 06, 2010
The China Online Marketing Blog recently did an interesting five part series of posts discussing the various methods of making online payments in China. Even three years ago, these payment were barely being used at all and though their usage is nowhere near the levels in places like Korea or the United States, they are increasing at an incredible pace...

A Chinese Mall In Milwaukie. Or How To Make The Hummer Purchase Look Good.

Posted on February 05, 2010
I never wrote about Tengzhong's purchase of Hummer because I was absolutely certain that deal would never go through. It just never made any sense to me and I thought Tengzhong was playing it up for publicity purposes and that the Chinese government would never give its approval...

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A Chinese Mall In Milwaukee. Or How To Make The Hummer Purchase Look Good.

China, Haiti, Patty Murray, And Why Following The Law Makes Sense. Always.

Posted on February 04, 2010
I am a fanatical about abiding by the laws in whatever country I am in, not because I necessarily like the laws, but because I do not want to go to jail. I do not know whether we Americans are more arrogant about our own country's reach than those from other countries (though I suspect that we are), but there do seem to be far too many Americans who mistakenly believe some or all (or...

How To Choose The Right Chinese Interpreter. Tell Me Who Do You Love.

Posted on February 04, 2010
Did a post recently, entitled,"How To Speak Through A Chinese Interpreter," setting out ten things that will improve your speaking through a Chinese interpreter. That post led to a number of comments, including one that really kinda ticked me off. And I almost never get ticked off...

There Must Be 50 China Blogs To Leave Your Lover.

Posted on February 03, 2010
I have an almost Raymond Babbitt like attraction to numbers. Not kidding. Lists. Love them. Numbered lists. Love them even more. I see numbers in my head. I never liked math, but I love numbers. When I was a kid, my older brother would quiz me for hours on the most obscure statistics on every major league baseball player...

Giving China Due Diligence Its Due.

Posted on February 03, 2010
Every so often I get an absolutely terrific newsletter from the The Mintz Group, which bills itself as follows: The Mintz Group is an investigative services firm that gathers hidden business facts all over the world for corporations, law firms, financial institutions and non-profits...

How To Speak Through A Chinese Interpreter.

Posted on February 03, 2010
My business requires I spend huge amounts of time speaking with others through an interpreter. I have actually gotten pretty good at using really good interpreters to hide my own flaws. Within my office, we have people capable of translating/interpreting English, French, Korean, Chinese, Russian, Japanese, Sanskrit (never used), German, Spanish, and even a bit of Turkish...

Arbitration In Your China Contract. Adult Supervision Required.

Posted on February 02, 2010
With sushi restaurants, it's the yellow fin. With new houses, it's the windows. With international contracts, it's the dispute resolution provision. The "it" I am talking about is the one easiest, fastest, most accurate, way to judge whether something is good or not...

China's Renewable Energy Law: Its Most Recent Amendments.

Posted on February 02, 2010
Really excellent post up at the just discovered (by me) Switchboard blog. This blog is put out by the NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) and the post is entitled, "China Renews Its Commitment to Renewable Energy." The post is written by Sara Schuman, a "visiting attorney" in the NRDC's Beijing Office...

No IP Enforcement In China. That Cannot Be True.

Posted on February 01, 2010
Spoke with a client today regarding IP protection in China. I gave my usual speech on China's protection of intellectual property, which, very briefly summarized, goes something like this:: IP protection in China is admittedly not that great, but it is better than widely portrayed...

China. Do The Walls Have Ears?

Posted on February 01, 2010
Just because you?re paranoid doesn?t mean they?re not out to get you! I am convinced about 99.9% of all emails go through. But the way I interpret that is that at least one email I send per day will not reach its destination. If I do not hear back from someone rather quickly, I just assume they did not get my email and so I send it again...

World Class China Brands. Now, Later, Or Never?

Posted on January 30, 2010
Great discussion budding over at the Linkedin China Law Blog Group among some really knowledgeable China people on whether there really is such a thing as top Chinese brands in the worldwide market and if and when there will be such a thing. David Dayton of Silk Road International blog started the discussion by laying down the gauntlet by proclaiming not now and not likely later either...

US-China Foreign Policy. Just One Thought.

Posted on January 30, 2010
I have the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and the Washington Post in my feed-reader, all set to pull up China related articles. For the last couple days, these three sites have had a number of articles relating to the US selling a massive amount of arms to Taiwan and also to the US trying to get China to agree to sanctions on Iran...

China Real Estate: The Bubble Will Pop.

Posted on January 30, 2010
Can you read this post by Patrick Chovanec, entitled, "Reference Points on China Real Estate," and still insist China real estate (at least in its biggest wealthiest cities) is not one massive bubble that will have to eventually resoundingly pop? I couldn't...

Haiti As The Next China. Est-ce Possible?

Posted on January 30, 2010
One of my savviest clients called me a couple weeks ago. This guy is an opportunist. He makes things all around the world. He makes cheap things for which there is an immediate need. He has been doing this unbelievably successfully for around twenty years, all over the world, but lately almost exclusively in China and in Vietnam...

Banning Dog Meat In China. Who's Culturally Superior Now, Sucker?

Posted on January 27, 2010
When the media and the blogosphere started going crazy writing about China's plans to ban the eating of dog meat, I made very clear to myself that I was going to stay out of it. There was just no way I was going to join that bandwagon. First off, I just did not see it as a big deal...

Floating Houses, Conflicting Laws, And Really Nice Governmental Officials. China Law Practice Writ Large.

Posted on January 26, 2010
I love this post. It speaks to me. Stan Abrams of China Hearsay wrote a post on Chinese law, entitled, "Shenzhen?s ?Floating House? - My New Example of Administrative Uncertainty in China." The post is about the floating house pictured below, which house cost USD$15 million: Stan sees this house and what has been happening with it as a perfect illustration of China's legal system...

Fostering Innovation In China And The US For The 21st Century.

Posted on January 23, 2010
This is a guest post by Michael Carrier, professor of law at Rutgers University and author of the book, Innovation for the 21st Century: Harnessing the Power of Intellectual Property and Antitrust Law In my recent book Innovation for the 21st Century: �Harnessing the Power of Intellectual Property and Antitrust Law (Oxford), I explore the relationship between law and innovation...

China Quality. It's Getting Better All The Time.

Posted on January 23, 2010
A domestic products liability lawyer friend of mine sent me an article essentially saying how Chinese factories do not care about quality, Chinese factories will try to get away with whatever they can because they are run by evil people, these things are getting worse, and Americans who buy from Chinese factories are stupid...

How NOT To Choose Your China Business Partner. And Why I Take Cabs.

Posted on January 21, 2010
Very interesting guest post by Arie Schreier over at the China Solved Blog. The post is entitled, "How Not to Choose a Business Partner in China," and reduced to its essence, it is saying to pick your partner for business reasons. But it makes for a much better story than that as it relays how so many companies pick their partner because he or she speaks English and has provided top of the line chauffeuring...

China Law. Creatives Need Not Apply?

Posted on January 21, 2010
Leslie Forman over at the Beijing Corporate Training Blog did an interesting post the other day regarding a conversation she had with a Chinese lawyer on creativity. The post is entitled, "Creativity in the Context of Chinese Legal Work" and it relates how this Chinese lawyer insisted Chinese legal work mandates against creativity...

Employee Non-Compete Agreements In China. It's Complicated.

Posted on January 20, 2010
By Steve Dickinson Chinese employment law presents many challenges to U.S. employers. One issue that causes much confusion is the proper use of non-compete agreements with Chinese employees. Before China adopted its Labor Contract Law (?LCL?) in 2008, it was common for foreign employers to require all of their Chinese employees to enter into non-compete agreements...

China's Lack Of IP Protection: Overrated. Overrated.

Posted on January 19, 2010
Many years ago, I attended a Roosevelt High School versus Juanita High School basketball game. The big matchup was between two top 100 high school prospects, Marcus Williams for Roosevelt and Micah Downs for Juanita. By that point, both Micah Downs and his father had already made clear they thought Micah was already NBA caliber (which he clearly was not) and that high school (he was now on his fifth one) ball was pretty much...

Evacuation Insurance For China. Why This Cushy Boy Says Yes.

Posted on January 19, 2010
At my old law firm, I was one of two lawyers who traveled constantly. Back then it was mostly to China, Russia, Korea, Turkey, and Vietnam, but sometimes even more exotic places like Papua New Guinea would come in. I later learned that at least one of our staff would refer to the two of us as "the cushy boys" because we had so many requirements on each trip, ranging from where we liked to...

The Google v. China Smackdown. Go To ImageThief For The Good Stuff.

Posted on January 18, 2010
The Imagethief blog has a post up here that provides an excellent list of the best writings so far on the Google-China Kerfuffle. This story is already big because it is Google and China and I see a very real possibility of this becoming huge if it spreads...

Why Does China Want Your Name?

Posted on January 18, 2010
"The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, I'm from the government and I'm here to help." Ronald Reagan And though the word count varies by language, the idea remains the same. Beginning in November, China will be undertaking its most comprehensive census ever...

A Beginner's Guide To China Manufacturing.

Posted on January 18, 2010
The China Works Blog just ran a terrific post setting out the various steps a foreign company should take to manufacture product in China. Entitled, "The ultimate China sourcing checklist ? a beginner?s guide to manufacturing in China," the post nicely sets out twenty-three steps to be followed, within the following five categories: -- Before you start -- Finding and selecting a factory -- Placing your order -- When your order is ready -- Receiving...

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