A continuación se muestra una lista de los comodines de China, al menos por hoy. Hay que tener en cuenta que, cuando un mazo contiene un comodín, su efecto es algo que se puede predecir. El comodín cambia las reglas, pero todos los jugadores saben que, tarde o temprano, aparecerá y pueden
Esta última semana han pasado muchas cosas en relación con China. 1. El 1 de agosto de 2019, el presidente Trump anunció que Estados Unidos impondrá, a partir del 1 de septiembre, un arancel del 10 % sobre prácticamente todos los productos chinos que hasta ahora no estaban sujetos a aranceles. A esta última ronda de aranceles se la conoce como los aranceles de la «Lista 4» y
Por qué el conflicto entre EE. UU. y China nunca desaparecerá No se vislumbra un final para la guerra comercial entre EE. UU. y China. Y eso se debe a que ya no se trata solo de una guerra comercial, sino de un conflicto político, económico y militar de baja intensidad. La cuestión no es cuándo terminará, sino cómo se extenderá. En futuras entradas del blog, profundizaremos en el
The title above is mostly facetious. Truth is a ton of companies claim to want to move their manufacturing out of China but — to their own detriment — have not done so and are not doing enough to do so. I know this because our international manufacturing lawyers constantly speak with companies in this
A few months ago, we did a post titled, Want to Keep Your Business in China? Do These Things NOW. We wrote that post because we were (and still are) seeing a massive uptick in foreign companies getting into legal trouble with the Chinese Government. China’s government has a long history of cracking down on
1. China is Cracking Down on Foreigners China has laws and it enforces its laws. And like pretty much every country in the world, China enforces its laws unevenly. By unevenly, I mean it is not uncommon for China to enact a law and then not enforce it for a few years and then all
The recent U.S. bans on Chinese technology companies (by adding them to the U.S. Export Administration’s Entity List) are not new but are a continuation of ongoing concerns with Chinese government deficiencies. This is the same Chinese government that requires Chinese organizations “support, cooperate with and collaborate in national intelligence work,” accelerating China’s great technological
Contents of this Article: Employer Rules and Regulations Are Key to China Employer Compliance Chinese Law Requires Every Full-Time Employee to be Hired Pursuant to a Written Employee Contract Employer Audits Employee Terminations With China’s economy in decline and so many foreign companies in China laying off employees, it should come as no surprise the
Presidents Xi and Trump prepare for a meeting next week at the G20 event with the purported goal of restarting negotiations to resolve the Section 301 tariff dispute and other trade issues between the U.S. and China. Many analysts and business people from both countries are confident this meeting will lead to resolution. Unfortunately, this
1. Manufacturing in China is Risky For many, the short answer is yes. Let me explain…. 2. U.S. Tariffs Make Manufacturing in China Risky First there are the tariffs, which come and go and come and go, but are always a risk for any company that buys product from China for sale in the United
