By Polly Chen China’s factory activities are shrinking at sharp pace due to the U.S.-China trade war and. In October, Chinese manufacturing activity fell to 49.3, which was an eight-month low. However, China's manufacturing showed signs of revival in November. … [Read more...]
Flexible manufacturing in China: How to set it up
By Renaud Anjoran It is easier than ever for foreign buyers to have a manufacturer handle high-mix, low-volume orders, with short lead times. In other words, flexible manufacturing. … [Read more...]
How to form a China joint venture (Part 4): What’s Hong Kong got to do with it?
By Dan Harris This is Part Four of our new series laying out the issues companies typically face and the steps our China company lawyers typically go through when forming a China Joint Venture. In Part One, we talked about how despite the increasing difficulties with doing business in China (or perhaps because of those difficulties), our … [Read more...]
How to form a China joint venture (Part 3): Is it all just to steal your IP?
By Dan Harris This is Part Three of our new series laying out the issues companies typically face and the steps our China company lawyers typically go through when forming a China Joint Venture. In Part One, we talked about how despite the increasing difficulties with doing business in China (or perhaps because of those difficulties), our … [Read more...]
How to form a China joint venture (Part 2): The initial questions to ask
By Dan Harris This is Part Two of our new series laying out the issues companies typically face and the steps our China company lawyers typically go through when forming a China Joint Venture. In Part One, we talked about how despite the increasing difficulties with doing business in China (or perhaps because of those difficulties), our … [Read more...]