It's a new twist on globalization: For decades, Chinese made their way to the West, often illegally, to end up doing dangerous, low-paying jobs in sweatshop conditions. Now some foreigners drawn by China's growth and hunger for English lessons are landing in the schoolhouse version of the sweatshop.
It is true that many attorneys (though certainly not all) will advise that a wholly foreign owned entity (WFOE) are more advantageous than JV’s. It was nice to see someone playing devil’s advocate supporting the JV though I am not completely convinced. Here's why.
Attacks by local gangs against labour activists are increasing down in Shenzhen. The activists are being victimized in relation to their promotion of the soon-to-be instated "Labour Contract Law". The law will offer increased legal protection for (migrant) workers.
NY Times David Barboza: Mr. Wei’s widow. . .said she had been ordered by the government not to talk to the media. . Mr. Wei is now being hailed as a brave “citizen journalist” and a martyr. [Some] are saying justice came because of the publicity raised by bloggers, pursuing their own brand of just
The AFP recently ran an article about the growth of e-commerce in China, arguing that it is “gaining a foothold” in China. The law in this area needs a lot of development, which is where lawyers can come in. But the article already hints at the problems with e-commerce...
Dui Hua asks what's the rush for Hu Jia's virdict. The writer hypotesis is that the Chinese Government wanted to get rid of this business before August and the Olympics. Furthermore it demonstrate that there was no lenience in handling the case.
There are some quite interesting infos and ideas
This post from Panda Passport does well in very quickly and very bluntly comparing Western vs. Chinese hostage negotiation methods. Be warned, slightly disturbing photos.
Rebecca McKinnon profiles blogger Liu Xiaoyuan, who is suing his blog host for censoring content. He says the Chinese constitution doesn't allow such censorship (good luck with that one). In looking at Liu, McKinnon outlines some of the complexities that make China's information control regime so
A good post from The Useless Tree that details the liberalization of China's legal system by exampling a Web site set up specifically to help mistresses with their rights under the law.
Here is a post from the Free Hao Wu site. Though a little late (posted July 12th), it's not to be missed. A wonderful ending to what looked for a long time to be a horrible tragedy. Welcome home Hao! Truely HAO HAO!
Husband gets erection problems after a work accident.
Wife sues for lack of sex asks for 120,000 RMB for vibrators.
Wife also claims to have spent 8,000 RMB (US$1,000) so far this year on sex toys and `neccesary hygenic' products.
Sexually frustrated wife has claim rejected by the courts.
Let me note that tax enforcement is difficult for any country at any level. But the Chinese will need to come up with a system if the government wants to ensure that its tax income continu
