The Chinese government has been working for several years on a comprehensive Internet security/surveillance program. This program is based on the Cybersecurity Law adopted on 2016. The plan is vast and includes a number of subsidiary laws and regulations. On December 1, 2018, the Chinese Ministry of Public Security announced it will finally roll-out the
前几天收到某家规模不小的公司发来的邮件，询问与泰国、台湾、印尼和马来西亚等国企业签订制造合约的优势。邮件内容大致如下（我用"大致"是因为已做修改，确保无人能识别出具体来源）：
— Protecting Innovation in an Innovative Way: What are China’s IP Courts? After decades of engagement between US and Chinese legal experts on reforming IP protection in mainland China, Chinese IP courts were first pioneered in 2014 in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou (see the National People’s Congress (NPC) Decision of Establishing Intellectual Property Courts in
A China employment contract must specify the employee’s working hours and the working hours system under which the employee will work. The employee contract for an employee working under the standard hours system must state the employee will have “standard” working hours (this generally means 8 hours a day and 40 hours a week) and
Contents of this Article BRI countries will need increased economic activities to pay back Chinese debt Africa’s greatest opportunities in business How is Africa reacting to China’s increasing presence through its Belt and Road Initiative? Does Africa present a viable alternative to companies that want to move manufacturing from China? Which African nations are most
Should I stay in China or should I leave? Should I enter the China market or is it too risky? The answer to these questions is simple: it depends. The secret is understanding what those dependencies are and how your company strategically fits within them. What follows is an oversimplified view of the playing field
A couple months ago, in Five Ways to Accelerate Your China Market Entry, I wrote about how to facilitate a China market entry. I wrote that post because despite the US-China problems, there are still plenty of companies, both U.S. and otherwise, for whom entering into China still makes a lot of sense. But for
Looking to do business with a Chinese company? About to send a Chinese company some money? Want to know whether that Chinese company is worthy of your business and your trust? How do you do get information on a Chinese company when certain private investigatory work in China is illegal? Our clients often ask us to
The US-China Trade War Is and Will be the New Normal I hate to say we told you so, but for nearly a year, WE TOLD YOU SO. Since October, 2018 we have been all but screaming at anyone and everyone who has product made in China and sold into the United States to get
Not sure why nobody has just come out and said this yet, but Hong Kong as an international business and financial center is no more. I take no comfort in saying this because I have many friends in Hong Kong and I’ve always loved going there, but Hong Kong’s special position is over. Kaput. Fini.
