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Summary of the Registration for Foreign-Invested Enterprises in China

July 4th, 2007  by China Business Success Stories

By Zhong Yi, Liu Fei

Summary of the Registration for Foreign-Invested Enterprises in China1. What business forms for foreign investors to develop activities in China
(1) Forms of enterprise
ⅰ Chinese-Foreign Equity Joint Ventures,
ⅱ Chinese-Foreign Contractual Joint Ventures
ⅲ Foreign Capital Enterprises.
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Working With Chinese Factories - Part I: The Initial Visit

July 4th, 2007  by China Business Success Stories

By David Dayton

Working With Chinese Factories - Part I: The Initial VisitOnce again, I’m in a factory working through production issues that would be impossible to solve over the phone, with email, or even with photographs. What’s the issue this time? Among other things, my primary task this trip is to define the factory’s actual capabilities compared with the overly-optimistic sales pitches presented in their brochures. Qualifying a factory is definitely something that you can’t do from across the globe or even from a great distance within the same country! Read the rest of “Working With Chinese Factories - Part I: The Initial Visit” or post a comment

Pirates of the Middle Kingdom

July 4th, 2007  by China Business Success Stories

By Benjamin Ross

Pirates of the Middle KingdomChina and the US have been in the news again, and this time it’s about intellectual property rights. The US is accusing China of not taking intellectual property laws seriously. China has responded by giving the US the proverbial middle finger. Here’s my take.

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Can They Not Just Ask?

June 27th, 2007  by China Business Success Stories

By Cooper Strange

Can They Not Just Ask?Just remember, when this becomes the newest and best addition to the Olympics, you heard it here first: it looks like the Beijing 2008 Olympics are going to introduce tickling as an Olympic sport. I think we can expect the average age of Olympians to drop a little, for as we all know, the younger folk are the champions of tickling. Read the rest of “Can They Not Just Ask?” or post a comment

Mature Workers

June 27th, 2007  by China Business Success Stories

By Frank Mulligan

Mature WorkersExpatriates are a big part of the business life in China. They have brought a good amount of technology, management and practical knowledge to bear on the challenges that face China’s industrial base. In many ways you could say that they brought a new manufacturing platform to China and the economy has been at least partly built around it.

Unfortunately, expatriates tend to bring both the good and the bad with them. It cannot really be any other way, and it’s not in any way a criticism. Read the rest of “Mature Workers” or post a comment