Excellent China Law Insight post on resale price maintenance in China, entitled, Rules Governing Resale Price Maintenance in China. Before you just run away, believing an antitrust concept cannot be relevant to your business in China, let me tell you that you may well be wrong. If you are selling your product in China through
Understanding Letters of Credit Letters of credit are complex financial tools that can be dangerous if not understood properly. This post will explain what letters of credit are, delve into specifics on potential complications, and provide advice to avoid risks when using them for international transactions. A Cautionary Letter of Credit Tale I got a
China is Killing Rep Offices For many years, Representative Offices (Rep Offices) were the go-to choice for foreign companies entering the Chinese market. They offered a faster, cheaper setup process and tax advantages compared to Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprises (WFOEs). However, the landscape is changing rapidly. A recent conversation with a fellow lawyer friend revealed a
In Cashing in on Internet Censorship, CNN News writes how VPN companies is booming, thanks largely to China. The article discusses how “foreign companies are profiting from software that allows circumvention of government internet controls.” The article quotes one of my law firm’s international attorneys on how businesses that offer firewall avoidance software in China are
When the media and the blogosphere started going crazy writing about China’s plans to ban the eating of dog meat, I made clear to myself that I was going to stay out of it. There was just no way I was going to join that bandwagon. First off, I just did not see it as
There usually is one right way for businesses to act legally in China and if you are a foreign company, your best bet is to know and follow Chinese law. One of the problems businesses face in China is too many laws, some of which conflict with others. In Do Too Many Rules Erode the
The Matt Schivenza blog has a new post, Foreign Woman Removes Top At Beach in Qingdao, Causes Major Disturbance. [link no longer exists]. Matt’s post tracks what I was talking about this morning with a client: not nudity, but rule of law, and how foreigners that do business in China often misunderstand misperceive what China
An international litigator I know just emailed me an article on Chinese Drywall, with the question, “why do you think these lawyers are spending so much money to serve the Chinese defendants.” My short answer is that I do not know. I will backtrack a bit first. The article is Chinese-Made Drywall: A Multi-Defendant, Multi-Claim,
A post like this has to generalize a bit and there are exceptions to everything I say below. But having worked with dozens of law firms in both Korea and China, I have noticed the following four problems in dealing with lawyers from those two countries, respectively: 1. KOREA LAWYERS Non-responsiveness is the norm. American
CLB’s own Steve Dickinson has just returned from the annual China Maritime Law Conference, made up mostly of Asian international maritime lawyers. This year’s conference was in Wuhan. Steve reports as follows after the first day: I just finished the morning session of the first day of the All China Maritime Law Conference being held
