Pegasus, the “Evil Twin” and Why You Probably Need a Security Consultant
How to protect your data and your trade secrets when traveling internationally.
The China Law Blog focuses on the practical aspects of Chinese law and how it impacts foreign companies that do business in or with China. The goal is to help readers understand what works and what does not work and what businesspeople can do to use the law to their advantage. China Law Blog’s aim is to assist businesses already in China or planning to go into China, not to break new ground in legal theory or policy.
Shelter Manufacturing in Mexico: Back by Popular Demand
Mexico shelter manufacturing makes good sense for companies looking to reduce their manufacturing dependency on China and thereby reduce their tariff costs, their shipping costs, and their overall risks.
SaaS in China: Build a Compliant Go-to-Market Plan by Looking Beyond the Regulations*
China's regulations for foreign company SaaS (Software as a Service) Companies is complicated and harsh. This article explains what foreign SaaS companies must do to succeed in China.
Using Shelter Companies to Move Manufacturing from China to Mexico
What is required to move your manufacturing from China to Mexico, using shelter manufacturing
If You Export from the United States You Can Save on Your Taxes With a DISC Election
If you export products from the United States you can save on your US Taxes with a DISC Election
Splitting Salaries of Non-Chinese Employees: The Legal and Tax Issues
Our China lawyers are often asked whether it is legal to pay non-Chinese employees from both their China WFOE and from a company outside China (usually their home country parent company). The answer is an easy yes, but the tax issues that arise from doing so are where things get really difficult and why we
How To Stop China-Based Domain Name Theft
Trademark infringement with respect to domain names is a very common problem, particularly for those who do business with China or even just manufacture their product there. It is unsurprising that many in China are quick to register domain names similar to those of the foreign companies they see. We frequently see the following sorts
Chloe Zhao, James Bond and the Future (and Present) of Chinese Storytelling
When Beijing-born Chloé Zhao won the Academy Award for Best Director (and Best Picture) last week for Nomadland, the mainland Chinese media were under instructions to remain silent, and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) censors had turned on their Chloé Zhao filters, preventing mainland movie fans from celebrating the ascent of a native daughter to the
China Online Game Addiction Prevention Requirements
Online games in China must get approval from the National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) to be published and sold in China. See China Online Game Approval Laws. The NPPA review and approval process involves requiring that the game have a built-in addiction prevention mechanism. In November 2019, the NPPA released a Notice on Preventing
International Product Development Contracts: The Questions We Ask
We often write on how companies outsourcing their product manufacturing oversees typically need an NNN Agreement, an OEM Agreement, and their trademarks registered in the country in which they are doing their manufacturing. For most companies seeking to manufacture product in a foreign country, those three are enough. But for companies that do not have