By Dan Harris Despite the increasing difficulties with doing business in China (or perhaps because of those difficulties), our China corporate lawyers are seeing an increase in foreign companies looking to do joint ventures in China. This is the first part in a new series of posts in which we will explore the issues involved in forming a … [Read more...]
Southeast Asia countries find it hard to replace China manufacturing
By Polly Chen China’s manufacturing industry has been hit hard in the U.S.-China trade war. Production lines are gradually shifting to other manufacturing countries to avoid tariffs levied on Chinese-made goods. The world is waiting to see which Asian country can replace China and be the world’s next workshop. … [Read more...]
11 steps to set up a process control plan
By Renaud Anjoran About 2 years ago, I wrote about the 3 process improvement tools we use most often. And today I’d like to do a deep dive into one of them — the process control plan. … [Read more...]
China’s new cryptography law: Still no place to hide
By Steve Dickinson The PRC National People’s Congress on October 26 enacted the long awaited Encryption Law (密码法）, which will come into effect on January 1, 2020. The official text of the law can be found here and an English language summary can be found here: The Law is another piece of the comprehensive cybersecurity system China is … [Read more...]
How a China-based buying office can add value
By Renaud Anjoran If you source and buy consumer goods from several suppliers in China, your experience probably looks like this: … [Read more...]