It has been nearly three years since we did a post on foreigners being held hostage in China. Since our China lawyers still regularly get contacted regarding China hostage situations, that has undoubtedly been too long. To make matters worse, we have recently started hearing of a new and horrific twist. But before I go
I spoke last week at a Berkeley Law School class regarding hostage taking in China. I presume I was brought on to speak about this because I helped Professor Chris Carr write an academic article on hostage taking in China, Commercial Hostages: Local vs. Foreigner Business Disputes in China. At my Berkeley talk, I divided
As most of you already know, getting defective products from China manufacturers is almost always a possibility. In many cases, foreign buyers frustrated by bad product simply refuse to pay their Chinese factory. Often the unpaid amount is substantial. The foreign buyer then moves on to a new factory. This new factory is often located
I’ve been somewhat surprised at how many emails our international lawyers have gotten regarding Carlos Ghosn’s Hollywood-like escape from Japan. Some — including journalists — have asked our views on what happened in Japan. We are getting these questions because we spent many years representing Sea Shepard in and against Japan, including helping out in
I often internally cringe when listening to someone back from their first two-week trip to China. Those people virtually always come back raving about the place and talking as though it is flawless. Some amazing combination of Paris and Fiji or something. That’s fine, but what too few seem to realize is that China is
