Though we’ve written about this many times previously, I’m writing about it again today because my law firm’s China lawyers have been seeing a lot more of this lately, especially as against European companies. We have been getting a number of emails lately from companies asking us if what their Chinese counter-parties are asking them
Not surprisingly, our China lawyers are seeing a massive increase in foreign companies seeking to reduce or eliminate their China ties. Many are seeking to terminate their relationship with their Chinese suppliers and move production elsewhere (so far, it’s been mostly to Vietnam, Taiwan, Poland, Thailand, Mexico, Brazil, India and Malaysia). The other day I
غالبًا ما تتصل الشركات بمحامينا في الصين للاستفسار عن «كيفية تحويل الأموال من الصين». وعادةً ما تنشأ هذه الاستفسارات عندما تقوم كيانات صينية بشراء أصول مثل العقارات أو الأسهم والأوراق المالية الأخرى، ثم تتخلف عن الوفاء بالتزاماتها المالية المتعلقة بالصفقة. ويدعي الجانب الصيني أنه يرغب في السداد، لكن الحكومة الصينية
يُعد تطوير السيارات ذاتية القيادة محور خطة الحكومة الصينية لإعادة تصميم قطاعي التصنيع والتكنولوجيا لديها. وقد ابتكر الصينيون مصطلح «المركبات الذكية والمتصلة» (ICV) (智能网联汽车) ليكون مصطلحهم الفني الخاص بالنسخة الصينية من السباق الدولي نحو هدف تقني صعب. وتُعد المركبات الذكية والمتصلة هدفًا مثاليًا
It is nearly always a good idea to have your Chinese counter-party “chop” or “seal” your China contracts with their official China company chop. There are many types of company chops. Which one should be used? How do you know if the company chop is real? What does a real China company chop look like?
A few weeks ago I got a fascinating email from someone in response to my post, Top Ten Reasons Chinese Companies Fail in America. But before you read this email, let me make clear that there are Chinese companies that do a good job operating in the United States and my publishing this email is NOT intended
President Trump last week announced that the U.S. will impose 25% tariffs on about $50 billion worth of Chinese imports, to punish China for its “systematic theft” of U.S. intellectual property and/or to reduce America’s trade deficit with China. China fired back by announcing it would impose 25% tariffs on about $50 billion worth of
Over the past couple weeks, the Chinese Internet has been abuzz with chatter about how Chinese movie stars allegedly underreport income via a dual-contract system in which only one contract is disclosed to the tax authorities. The ruckus started when television personality Cui Yongyuan uploaded a redacted actor employment contract apparently for Chinese A-list actress
نسمع الكثير من الحقائق النصفية والمفاهيم الخاطئة حول رأس المال المسجل، لدرجة أنه يصعب علينا تتبعها جميعًا، ناهيك عن توضيحها. لكن هذا لا يعني أننا لم نبذل جهدنا في ذلك: انظر على سبيل المثال "أساطير قانون الشركات الصيني: رأس المال المسجل والمسؤولية الشخصية" و"متطلبات الحد الأدنى لرأس المال في الشركات الصينية المملوكة بالكامل للأجانب: قاعدة غولديلوكس". ودون مزيد من الإطالة، فيما يلي
Forming a WFOE in China and then operating that business in China is difficult and expensive. See e.g., Forming a China WFOE: Ten Things To Consider and See also Doing Business in China Without a WFOE: Will the Defendant Please Rise on why having a WFOE is a must if you will be doing business
