Posts of the Week: 9/28 - 10/4
Meet the New IPO Sheriff in Town: China at China JournalThe New Chinese Growth Enterprise Market Is Launched -- Stock Transfer Duties On "State-Owned" VC Firms and PE Funds? at China Law UpdateChina...
View ArticlePosts of the Week: 10/5 - 10/11
Just for Fun:Ferrari Makes One For China at Autopia"Ge Kiln porcelain is known for its “cracked” glaze pattern and Lu has incorporated this elegantly colored design with clearly defined cracks etched...
View ArticleWhat Else Does the Economic Downturn Have to Do with Protectionism in China?
In their annual survey, the US-China Business Council's (USCBC) finds that US companies' China outlook since 2008 remains largely unchanged. This is probably because 84% of the companies China...
View ArticleLooking for a Mildly Pessimistic Take on the Global Economic Situation?
Then read Andy Xie's latest opinion piece over at Caijing, Can interest rate adjustments, currency devaluation and zigzag policymaking help unwind economic stimuli? It depends. Something's brewing over...
View ArticleEverything You Wanted to Know About the Chocolate Business in China
What is that makes a good China business book?A detailed, refined case study comparison of a hand full of major players in a single industry over the course of almost 30 years; orA rip-roaring romp...
View ArticlePosts of the Week: 10/12 - 10/18
Why Did 70% of Caijing's Staff Resign? at Cup of ChaDual Language China Contracts Double Your Chance Of Disaster at China Law BlogMoney well spent? at Free ExchangeThe Tangled China Immigration Web...
View ArticleChinese Drywall and the US Personal Income Tax
While some blogs seem obsessed with drywall and its litigious matters, we here at this blog don't seek to lay blame, we are just concerned with how the homeowners stuck with toxic walls can get a tax...
View ArticlePosts of the Week: 10/19 - 10/25
China's New Patent Law Effective October 1, 2009 at China Law UpdateChina’s Energy, China’s Power: An Interview with China Energy Specialists, Elizabeth Balkan and Chris Brown by Aimee BarnesUBS Lays...
View ArticlePrivate Equity Case Study Offers Some Good Lessons
In the October 24th edition of The Economist is a concise case study of Infinity , a private equity company that has been operating successfully in China since 2004. The article identifies the two...
View ArticlePosts of the Week: 10/26 - 11/1
China Antimonopoly Law Update at China Realtime ReportDiscussing two interesting lawsuits under the AML, one against China Mobile, and the other against Shanda and Xuanting.Love The One You're With....
View ArticlePosts of the Week: 11/2 - 11/8
China Joint Ventures: Understanding the Intangibles at China BriefingAmericans believe relationship with China is most important at China Economic ReviewWhere To Locate Your China Business at China Law...
View ArticleRichard Pozen's Solution to Solve the US-China Trade Deficit
Robert Pozen wrote an op-ed for the WSJ yesterday arguing that the best way to shrink the trade deficit is for Chinese companies to increase wages, rather than faster yuan appreciation: Bashing Beijing...
View ArticleThe Huawei and Sprint Nextel Deal Seems Innocent Enough
On first impression, the eight Republican Senator's opposition to Huawei's bid to supply Sprint Nextel with telecommunications equipment in the US seemed like a typical political exploitation of...
View ArticleChina Needs 10 New Yorks Over the Next 20 Years. How Do We Get in the Real...
Dan Harris at China Law Blog has been quite bullish on the China healthcare business prospects, particularly pharmaceuticals (see parts one and two). I am not one to disagree, and Chinese...
View ArticlePosts of the Week: 8/23/10 - 8/29/10
Chinese Banks Are Making Easy Profits Off of Artificially Low Interest Rates at Money GameReports of China IP’s Demise Are a Bit Premature at China HearsayManufacturing: Maybe It Isn't China at Free...
View ArticleAfter the Fall of Communism, Why Did Russia Become Democratic and China...
A friend emailed me the other day asking for my thoughts on why Russia democratized after the fall of Communism and China did not. My initial, flippant thought is, Russia democratized? But that's too...
View ArticleChina Government Sanctions for Violation of Environmental Laws
BNA Daily Report for Executives (subscription only) has an interesting article today that gives 6 examples of ways that various city and provincial governments are discovering and responding to...
View ArticlePosts of the Week: 8/30/10 - 9/5/10
Why Settling Trade in Yuan Matters at China Real Time ReportThe Next President of China at The AtlanticThe Basics On China Pharma, Part 3: Mistakes To Be Avoided at China Law BlogI've really been...
View ArticleDebt for Equity Swaps by FIEs in China
[The meat's a few paragraphs down under "In China" header. I just wanted to do the comparative law thing first.]Given the prevailing gloomy economic climate in the developed world, and market...
View ArticleComment on the NYT China Clean Energy Subsidies
Stan Abrams has a great post up today on this morning's New York Times article by Keith Bradsher about China's various solar subsidies, On Clean Energy, China Skirts Rules. In his post, Stan enumerates...
View ArticlePosts of the Week: 9/6/10 - 9/12/10
The New ‘FronTier’ – How These Domestic Companies Have Achieved Success Beyond China’s First Tier at The China ObserverProduct Name Makes No Sense? Probably a Trademark Issue at China HearsayForeign...
View ArticleThe Politics of the Anti-China Bill
For the sake of convenience and rabble-rousing I'm going to refer to the Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act as the Anti-China Bill. The bill will essentially allow the US to impose trade sanctions...
View ArticlePosts of the Week: 9/13/10 - 9/19/10
Tell Me What You Yuan, What You Really, Really Yuan at Free ExchangeWhy Getting Tough With China Won't Solve Our Jobs Problem by Robert ReichChina Joint Ventures. Who's Your Partner? at China Law...
View ArticlePosts of the Week: 9/20/10 - 9/26/10
Does Beijing’s clampdown on property still have force? at beyondbricsHiring a Chinese Employee Without a Chinese Entity. Good Luck With That at China Law BlogChina has left the west on the sidelines in...
View ArticleThe Business Model of Xiaomi, China's Answer to Apple
To throngs of cheering fans, the CEO of a cellphone company sauntered onto stage wearing jeans and a black shirt to unveil THE sleek new phone of the season. The scene is . . . familiar. But, to most...
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