In the early years of this blog, when discussing China’s court system, I would make it a point to emphasize that I was limiting my comments to how the courts handle business law matters. I did this for two reasons. One, my sense is that the quality of court handling of business cases is very [...]
I arrived in Shanghai the other day and my first meeting was with co-blogger, Steve Dickinson, who pronounced that Skype had been declared illegal. We both commented on how it is illegal, and then we started talking about inflation.
Skype is illegal in China, of that there can be little doubt. The real question arising from [...]
Nothing really new here, but the International Herald Tribune’s Business Navigator section just came out with a concise explanation of the etiquette involved in Chinese business dinners. The article is entitled, “In China, Social Evenings Are Considered Part of the Business Routine,” and, among other things, it notes the following:
Business dinners are “a very important [...]
Just came across an excellent article in the Wall Street Journal that starkly highlights how global trade statistics may not always mean what they first appear to mean. The article was written by Andrew Batson and it uses the iPhone as an example of how even something viewed as of the United States can add [...]
Slow news week, so I’ll throw out a case here that really isn’t very important. In fact, this case has no value as a precedent, and neither will it sway other judges one way or another. However, it does reinforce the legal approach towards virtual assets in China, so it’s worth a quick peek. Not [...]
Farm Animals Get 80 Percent of Antibiotics Sold in U.S. | Wired http://is.gd/jA8oA – guess # lower in CN; not sure which is scarier #
China revises regulations to curb fake invoices http://is.gd/jA8HY #
Eaton chief hits out at Beijing's critics | FT http://is.gd/jDqrF #
Improved statistical measures of court performance in the offing | Don Clarke http://is.gd/jDqIk [...]
Teng Biao (滕彪), professor of law at China University of Politics and Law, gives the Wall Street Journal a fascinating first-hand account of what happened to him when he tried to visit the mother of another human rights lawyer, Fan Yafeng, who has recently been put under house arrest. Teng is one of the original [...]
Chinese netizens have been outraged lately by the murder of Qian Yunhui, former village leader of Zhaiqiao village, near Yueqing, Wenzhou who has served over five years in prison for protesting over the illegal landgrab in the village. Gruesome images of the bloody remains of Qian under a truck have been floating around on Tianya [...]
An electronic mailer sent out today by Mesa-Manifesto claims that the well-loved restaurant and bar will be evicted from their current location on Julu Road in a matter of months. The Chinese copy of the text, which differs slightly from the English, indicates that this has to do with the government’s urban redevelopment plans. If [...]