China Greater Bay area map/graphic

China’s Greater Bay Area and Country of Origin Markings

In a recent LinkedIn conversation someone raised the possibility of the “Made in GBA (Greater Bay Area)” label replacing “Made in Hong Kong” and “Made in China” as a country of origin marking in South China. It’s an intriguing idea that would certainly reflect the spirit of the GBA project. Could “Made in GBA” actually be a

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“Important Tips” for Protecting Your IP from China

Ron Hesse of GlobalAutoIndustry.com recently interviewed Fred Rocafort — one of our firm’s China lawyers — on “Important Tips for Protecting Your IP from China.” Per GlobalAutoIndustry.com, the 14 minute interview focused on the following: • With regards to IP, what are the most serious IP-related risks faced by U.S. and other foreign companies when

国际信用证

好合同是关键,腐败见鬼去吧

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):

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 Trade Lawyers China Tariffs

Repeat After Me: There Will be No US-China Trade Deal

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

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

中国制造业

如何停止在中国制造:加倍努力

上面的标题大多是开玩笑的。事实上,许多公司都声称想要将生产转移出中国,但——这反而损害了它们自身的利益——它们既没有付诸行动,也没有为此付出足够的努力。我知道这一点,因为我们负责国际制造业务的律师们经常与这方面的企业交流

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从中国采购产品是否风险过高?

1. 在中国设厂风险高 对于许多人来说,简短的回答是“是的”。让我来解释一下…… 2. 美国关税使在中国设厂风险高 首先是关税问题,这些关税时有时无,但对于任何从中国采购产品并在美国销售的公司来说,始终都是一种风险

泰国制造业

中国与泰国制造业之争:长达十余年的较量

我们已发布了约1,850篇博客文章(我们的第一篇文章《博客简介》发布于2006年1月4日,距今已有4,879天!),其优势之一在于我们几乎涵盖了所有主题。这在回应客户咨询时极具帮助。如果某家公司向我们咨询关于……

国际诉讼律师

如何安全离开中国

1. 西方企业欲撤离中国且正在撤离《华尔街日报》上周刊发头版文章,聚焦美国企业正寻求降低在华业务风险。该文《贸易协议无法修复美中紧张商业关系》印证了我们数月来关于美中商业关系紧张的论述——

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