DiligenceChina

Thomas Wetherell at Innovatizer.com ( http://www.innovatize.com/blog/ ) is back on the interweb to rain on the China M&A parade — but at least he’s telling us where to buy umbrellas.
Many new entrants to the China market survey the business environment and conclude that HR, marketing and regulatory obstacles can all be solved in one fell […]

‘Running Dog’ and ‘Yellow Peril’ exemplified the jargon of last generation’s style of international conflict. The coming round of tension – to be played out on the battlefields of trade and commerce – is likely to use language like, “public health” and “safety standards”. You can see samples today in the op-ed controlled […]

For those still unsure about whether or not importers face liability for dangerous products manufactured in China, take a look at Business week : Made in China, Sued Here , ChinaLawBlog (yes – it’s back) and even the official Chinese media.
The short story – importers and distributors of Chinese products are going […]

SMEs with supply chains stretching back to China should read yesterday’s NYTimes
“Companies in U.S. Increase Testing of Chinese Goods” with a mixture of dread and, well, more dread. If you haven’t figured out a way to limit your liability yet, your days of blissful, politically correct ignorance may be coming to an end. […]

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 […]