Clients often ask our China lawyers whether their buyers in China are telling the truth when they claim not to be able to pay them more than $50,000 in one year. The answer is both yes and no. China controls inbound and outbound foreign exchange flows. If a Chinese citizen or company needs to make
One of the many things that makes suing Chinese companies and individuals difficult is the requirement that service be done according to the Hague Convention on Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil and Commercial Matters, to which China is a party. Service of an entity or person in China under the Hague
Bombardier granted a ten year license to “a subsidiary of China South Locomotive & Rolling Stock Corp. Ltd The Globe and Mail did a story, Bombardier to share railway technology with Chinese, on how Bombardier granted a ten year license of its tram technology to “a subsidiary of China South Locomotive & Rolling Stock Corp.
American businessperson held in China for his company’s unpaid debt Yet another story of an American businessperson held in China for his company’s unpaid debt. Hate to say we told you so, but we told you so. This latest debt-hostage story was brought to my attention by Jeremiah Jenne. Jeremiah asked me about it by
Danwei ran a story, University Diploma Scandal in Jinan [link no longer exists], on a fake Chinese university. This story is directly relevant for those doing business in China. Let me explain. The story is from the Jinan Times. Jinan is the capital of Shandong Province. I have been there a couple of times and
One of the most common calls our China lawyers get is the one from someone saying they want to “start a business in China.” The first thing we do with that sort of caller is to seek to ascertain whether a China business is actually necessary. Forming and then operating a business entity in China
Got an email from a client with a link to a list of Chinese manufacturers to avoid. The list is described as an extensive list of companies that scam their customers or mishandle their orders, built up over the last few years. The client wanted to know what I thought of this list. I told
ABC News just did a video news story. on American Products Selling in China. Though it is the proverbial three minute puff piece, it is right in pointing out the huge opportunities to sell American products in China. It starts out noting how “the Chinese spent $104 billion in U.S. exports last year — up
One of our clients recently asked for our help “making sure” it could get a U.S. visa for one of its China-based Chinese managers. The client wanted this manager to come to the United States for two months of training. Our client had heard from a friend in a similar situation that it was “getting
Your China Lawyer’s Primary Allegiance is Not to You Imagine a scenario where a company involved in a business dispute in China, finds their case entangled in political complexities. This isn’t just a hypothetical situation. A few years ago, a prominent European client of ours faced a legal battle [yes, I am being intentionally vague
