DiligenceChina

This is getting boring. The only thing really new about this week’s DCE (Dangerous China Export) is that we finally have a confirmed body-count – 2 deaths and at least 1 wounded allegedly as a result of defective tires made by a company called HangZhou ZhongCe. We also have a lawsuit, possible […]

China business and bribes. For the ex-pat manager trying to make a success of his China operation, the question of bribes, gifts, red-envelops, hong-bao, or whatever else it’s being called is an important one. You’ll hear that “everyone does it” and that your chances of success in China drop significantly if you don’t […]

There was a time when all international managers could confidently assume that all their young, hip Chinese managers were as clued-in about global trends and news as any 20 or 30something in NY, London or HK. It was taken on faith that Chinese yuppies were routinely jumping firewalls, downloading forbidden content, watching pirated Hollywood […]

The Chinese PR landscape is looking tougher and tougher, quality control seems to be moving in the wrong direction, and big ugly political troubles seem to be brewing between the US and China. Which one of all the headline-grabbing potential crises is the biggest threat to your profitability in China? Finding a […]

Nothing to add on this one. Just go to the NY Times. If you have trouble finding the piece, it’s the one that starts out:

WASHINGTON, June 18 — China manufactured every one of the 24 kinds of toys recalled for safety reasons in the United States so far this year, including the enormously […]