Robert Walsh, sometime Seattle resident and long-time friend of our law firm (we have worked on a number of Asia deals together and we — Dan and Steve — met up with him on our last trip to Myanmar), has spent the last four years in Myanmar, where he operates a vibrant business consultancy. Robert
I wrote the below post regarding the Qingdao Film Metropolis project in April of 2018. After we ran the post, I received threats of legal action and of violence against both me and my family. That led us to take the post down but now that Wanda has completely pulled out of the Film Metropolis
Before I explain what to do if arrested in China, I should set out the following "whys" behind this post: 1. Foreigners get arrested overseas all the time. Not just in China. 2. Foreigners get arrested all the time in China, for all sorts of things, including for things that would not be crimes in
Yesterday, in Would the Last Foreign Company in China Please Turn Off the Lights, Part 2, I discussed the recent arrest of Meng Wanzhou and Chinese government threats by the Chinese government against the United States and Canada for that arrest. A lot has been written about how China may retaliate against US and Canadian
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
Companies often contact our China lawyers on "how to get money out of China". These questions usually arise from a Chinese entity purchasing assets like real estate or stock and other securities and then failing to perform on its deal payment obligations. The Chinese side claims it wants to pay, but the Chinese government will
Developing self driving cars is the centerpiece of the Chinese government's plan to redesign its manufacturing and technology sector. The Chinese have coined the term Intelligent and Connected Vehicles (ICV) (智能网联汽车）as their technical term for the China version of what is an international race towards a difficult technical goal. The ICV is an ideal goal
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
