China Belt and Road

How Your Company Can Benefit from China’s Belt and Road Initiative

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

International manufacturing price risks

How to Evaluate Your China Risks

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

China Company Audit Lawyers

China’s New Company Tracking System: Comply, Comply, Comply

Foreign companies doing business in China are abuzz with news and rumors regarding China’s plans to set up what will essentially be a social credit system for companies that do business in China. In China is building a ‘comprehensive system’ for tracking companies’ activities, CNBC does a great job explaining what this new system will

Hong Kong business law

Hong Kong for International Business: Stick a Fork in It

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.

China Risks

The Top 14 China Wild Cards

The below is a list of China wild cards, at least for today. Note that when a deck holds a wild card, the impact of the wild card is something that can be predicted. The wild card changes the rules, but the players all know the wild card will eventually be coming and they can

Bitcoin in China

Cryptocurrency in China: A Primer

It’s no secret that savvy Chinese citizens with money will find a way to protect their money from the long arm of the Chinese government, often using technology, which always outpaces government regulation. Chinese citizens have stashed bundles of cash or other valuable items in shipping containers, employed more sophisticated means like using fake invoices,

CFIUS China FDI

CFIUS has Slowed FDI From China to the United States, But It’s not Dead Yet

Any securities lawyer worth their salt knows that a “covered security” means more applicable laws, more regulations, more oversight, more time consumed in the transaction, and more expense. Enter CFIUS, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and its oversight of certain transactions involving foreign investment in the U.S. that

砖墙

中国和美国股票市场:无处可去。

1.美国和中国正在脱钩 美国和中国从事经济结构调整的过程。见《美中贸易战:冬天来了》(发表于特朗普总统在推特上发布最新关税的前一天)《美中冷战从现在开始:你必须做什么准备(在推特上发布关税的三天后发表)。该节

china law blog

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from China: Where Have All the Dollars Gone?

Incoming China FDI. Gone with the Wind. If you are waiting for your Chinese investor to get your company promised investment funds any time soon, you are probably in for a long slog. Most companies, both private and public, do not care who provides their investment capital (as long as the investors are content being

国际贸易律师

中国加倍加大对工业的补贴力度:没有退路

与中国的贸易谈判破裂后,中国政府立即宣布了旨在支持中国半导体制造业发展的措施。5月8日,国务院在李克强的指导下宣布,将延长中国政府长期以来支持中国国内芯片制造能力发展的一系列政策。