مقدمة في عام 2022، أقامت شركة أمريكية تمتلك منتجًا جديدًا وفريدًا علاقة مع مصنع صيني، ووضعت ثقتها في مكتب محاماة صيني مرموق لتولي شؤونها التعاقدية. ولكن في غضون ثمانية أشهر فقط، صُدمت الشركة عندما اكتشفت أن تقنيتها المسجلة الملكية قد تم استنساخها وتسويقها من قِبل المصنع الصيني.
Consular Visits for Chinese Dual Nationals Consular visits, especially for detained citizens abroad, play a vital role in international diplomacy. So, China’s recent notification to foreign consulates in Hong Kong — that they can’t visit detained individuals if they also hold Chinese nationality — has sparked controversy. International Agreements on U.S. and China Consular Relations
If you’re doing business in China, you might be tempted to ask your lawyer to step in and help you negotiate with your Chinese counterpart. However, this could be a big mistake that could jeopardize your deal and your relationship. In this post, I explain how lawyers play a different role in China than in
Chinese nationals face serious restrictions on their ability to buy land in Florida, with the entry into force of SB 264 on July 1 of this year. This new law curbs real estate acquisitions by citizens of seven “countries of concern” (China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Syria, and “the Venezuelan regime of Nicolás Maduro”),
On July 12, 2023, PURIS Proteins filed antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions against Pea Protein from China. Pea Protein is usually sold in powder form and is a food ingredient for foods sold to individuals who are allergic to glutens (e.g., snack bars, plant-based meat products, other gluten-free foods). The U.S. Department of
A while back (I am being intentionally vague here to avoid identifying anyone) a U.S. client company contacted our China lawyers about shutting down its China WFOE and/or terminating all of its roughly 47 China employees in one fell swoop. The U.S. company had discovered rampant corruption among its employees and its CEO wanted the
In late 2017, an old and yet important set of China Employment laws —the Measures for Severance Payment due to Violation or Termination of Employment Contracts — issued by the then-Ministry of Labor back in 1995 was abolished by the PRC Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security. Since our China employment lawyers keep getting
السياسة التجارية بين الولايات المتحدة والصين ومستقبل الرسوم الجمركية المفروضة بموجب المادة 301 التي تستهدف الصين، وأفضل استراتيجيات التخفيف من آثار الرسوم الجمركية التي ينبغي عليك اتباعها الآن.
U.S. companies importing goods from Southeast Asia must beware of transshipment schemes by Chinese suppliers. Not only do these schemes mean dealing with China problems after a supposed China departure, they also give rise to serious liabilities if importing into the United States. Over the past few years, companies have had plenty of reasons to
I recently received a message from an American lawyer interested in working abroad. In this post I share part of my reply, together with some additional comments. While this post is China-focused, most of what I say applies to other countries. It’s also important to note that much of what follows is moot at this
