China Moving Towards Rule of Commercial Law
Andrew Batson at the Wall Street Journal recently did an article, entitled, China Builds Commerce Codes: Beijing Fashions Measures to Underpin Fast-Changing Economy, on how China is beefing up its...
View ArticleChina DOES Have IPR Protection
With the recent U.S. filing in the WTO accusing China of failing to provide adequate protection of foreign Intellectual Property Rights, we are headed for another China/U.S. disinformation campaign on...
View ArticleThe Chinese Are Coming, Part XVI — The Chinese Government Causes Hiccups
Just the other day, in part 15 of these series, I expressed skepticism at the ability of Chinese companies to become big time international powerhouses any time soon. And today, I came across a...
View ArticleChina’s 2008 Olympics — What’s Politics Got To Do With It?
I am constantly asked for my views on how the Beijing Olympics will influence China and even on how it will influence foreign companies doing business in China. My answer is always an “I do not know.”...
View ArticleChina’s Business Press
Just came across an interesting post on the Cha Shao Bao blog, entitled, The Nature of China’s Business Press. [link no longer exists] The post is based on a lecture by Arthur Kroeber, the managing...
View ArticleThe China Legal Representative. Its Risks And Responsibilities.
Many months ago, co-blogger Steve Dickinson was interviewed regarding the Legal Representative’s role in Chinese companies. I was cc’ed on one of the emails regarding that interview and I am running...
View ArticleThe Double Standard “Tax” On Foreign Companies Doing Business In China. What...
Just read a highly relevant post by Ben Shobert (it’s sheer coincidence that I am having lunch with him today) on The Ethical Challenges of Doing Business in China’s Healthcare Economy. Though Ben’s...
View ArticleChina IP Litigation Exploding And What That Means For Those Doing Business In...
Just came across an interesting post with a not so interesting title on the China IPR Blog: IP Developments in Beijing. The post starts out discussing how “due to the rapid increase in IP cases in the...
View ArticleOn Using A China Translator
Got an email the other day from a China business consultant I know. The email (modified a bit so as not to hide information) follows: Hello Dan, A quick question/insight into the Chinese business...
View ArticleTen Keys For Doing Business In China. A New List.
Okay, no sooner do I tout a list of ten keys for doing business in China but a loyal reader sends me another such list by which he swears. This list was created by Michael Witt, an INSEAD Professor of...
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Negotiating with Chinese Companies, Part III: Specific Negotiating Tactics
In this series of posts I am looking at themes explored by Lucian Pye in his work Chinese Commercial Negotiating Style. Pye concludes that the way most Sino-Foreign negotiations are conducted helps the...
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