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China Hearsay

Commentary and analysis of law and business in China.
By Stan Abrams

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Last Entry: May 03, 2010 at 11:04:24

Let the Games Begin

Posted on August 08, 2008
I’m not going to discuss the weather, I’m not going to talk about politics, Bush’s statements today, etc. I’ve seen this whole Olympics thing through from the beginning. When I first heard that Beijing was trying to get the Games, I thought it was a ludicrous idea, but as things moved forward, I got excited anyway...

Chalk Up One More For Wahaha

Posted on August 07, 2008
It’s like a train wreck. I want to look away but can’t. More silly litigation between Wahaha and Danone: Groupe Danone SA has lost another round in a trademark battle with its estranged Chinese partner, a key ruling that may further diminish the French company’s position in the year-long legal fight...

Sweating the Details

Posted on August 07, 2008
This really looked weird when I read it on the Foreign Policy blog: Whatever considerable flaws China may have as Olympic hosts, you can’t accuse them of not sweating the details. Just ask Brazilian triple jumper Jadel Gregorio: His Chinese hosts, who are wowing foreign guests with their organizational feats, had already figured out Gregorio’s 2...

Dearth of Interesting News

Posted on August 06, 2008
Very little going on today worthy of a post, even on this blog, which tends of late to specialize in useless trivialities. The torrent of Olympics-related stuff out there, which had the potential to be quite interesting given the sheer number of journalists running about in Beijing, has devolved into a ridiculous discussion of two [...

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PRC Trademark Practice Tip - use it or lose it

Posted on August 05, 2008
Nanjing MG Automobile Co Ltd, which produces the MG brand passenger cars in China, has been sued by a Chinese citizen for alleged copyright infringement. The Zhejiang Province native surnamed Xu has filed a law suit against Nanjing MG, claiming the Chinese car maker illegally used the MG trademark on cars without his permission...

PRC Moving On Up the Value Chain

Posted on August 05, 2008
Great little article in the New York Times Friday on PRC economic development policy. To readers of China Hearsay and, frankly, readers of most other China blogs that deal with development issues, the Times piece will not tell you anything you don’t already know...

Forbidden Cliches - classic yuks

Posted on August 05, 2008
Extremely entertaining stuff from Ogilvy’s Kaiser Kuo, and no, I can’t help but throw in my two cents here. Forbidden Clichés: A Guide for Visiting Journalists Welcome to Beijing, friends from the foreign press! I greet you on behalf of the many expatriates who’ve lived in Beijing for years...

U.S. Neglecting Asia? Perish the Thought

Posted on August 04, 2008
President Bush has countered critics who claim his global war on terrorism has lessened Washington’s role in Asia and allowed China’s influence to grow in the region, news reports said Friday. Preparing to embark on a three-country Asian trip, Bush said in interviews with senior Asian editors in Washington on Thursday that "our foreign policy [...

IP Enforcement vs. Education, Again

Posted on August 04, 2008
Well, this topic just keeps coming up over and over again. This time, we visit the lovely British Isles, where the government is going about getting rid of digital piracy in the wrong ways (from Screen Daily): The UK government took its swig from the poisoned chalice of film and music piracy this week...

Silicon Hutong on the IP Beat

Posted on August 02, 2008
As another follow-up to my posts last week on cyber-litigation and its future in China, David had an excellent post a few days ago that touched on some of the same issues. This part about Youku is particularly worth a read: Youku is particularly happy about that the statistics suggesting that people spend more time [...

I Thought Use of Olympic Symbols Was Obvious

Posted on August 02, 2008
From Shanghaiist: Carrefour is in a bit of trouble again — but not the same sort of trouble as what happened a few months ago. This time, its Nanjing outlet has been caught by regulators for "illegally" using the Olympic rings and the Five Friendlies together with its own logo in the [...

PRC Cyber-Litigation II

Posted on July 29, 2008
As a follow on to yesterday’s post about cyber-litigation and the next wave of challenges, we have this interesting (if not unexpected) development, courtesy of ChinaTechNews: Ifeng.com, the authorized online broadcaster of Phoenix Satellite TV’s programs, has sued Ku6...

PRC AML - Sound & Fury, Signifying Nothing (yet)

Posted on July 29, 2008
Yes, I’m aware of all the breathless press reports on the looming Anti-monopoly Law. I’ve read several articles, including this one from the FT. Why no blogging? Essentially, there is nothing to blog about here. The law was passed some time ago, we have no implementing regulations (i...

As An Expat in China, I?m Offended

Posted on July 29, 2008
This sucks balls in a number of ways: Barack Obama’s half-brother has been helping to promote cheap Chinese exports in a low-profile business career while the Democratic senator has been winning worldwide fame in his race for the White House...

China Throws Weight Around at WTO

Posted on July 29, 2008
As seven years of global trade talks approach another climax, China is emerging as a central player — and coming under heavy criticism from the United States and others for its tactics. Uh oh. Sounds like the Chinese are up to no good again. Or are they? If you read a few of the [...

Coming Soon to a China Courtroom Near You

Posted on July 28, 2008
I’ve been posting a lot of sarcastic silliness today, so perhaps something substantive to round things off will help to redeem me in the eyes of all three of my readers. A huge ongoing issue in cyber-litigation is liability for platform operators...

If It?s A Joke, It?s Not Funny

Posted on July 28, 2008
Charlie decides to make everyone in Beijing feel sad: I’m a bit tied up today, but feeling quite cheerful. Enjoyed a beautiful blue sky Sunday here in Shanghai and we’re having another nice day today. The picture below was taken at noon–yes, that is real blue sky and real clouds...

I?m No Art Critic, But

Posted on July 28, 2008
This CNN piece on artist Cai Guo-Qiang forces me to be judgmental (yeah, me): The Chinese artist is about to show the world what he can do with a spectacular pyrotechnics display at the opening of the Olympic Games in Beijing. Despite not having lived in China since 1986, Cai has been selected to [...

Ich Bin (finally) Ein Beijinger

Posted on July 28, 2008
I haven’t been all that excited about the Olympics thus far, at least from a blogger’s perspective. Half of the stories are about the air quality, the rest are navel gazing articles written about the treatment of journalists (written by journalists)...

McCain?s Subtle China Policy

Posted on July 27, 2008
With the Beijing Olympics just two weeks away, Sen. John McCain brought China to the forefront of the foreign-policy debate Friday by meeting with the Dalai Lama. [WSJ Article] McCain: Hey, everybody in Pennsylvania and Ohio who have lost jobs in the last ten years, look, I’m "tough" on China...

The End is Nigh

Posted on July 25, 2008
This shit ain’t right: Passengers make contact with robot Fuwa, the Olympics mascot, at the Beijing Capital International Airport July 15, 2008. Five robot Fuwa debut on Tuesday inside the newly-built Terminal 3 of the airport. The robots can provide guiding services for passengers with language contact...

China?s Attitudes of the U.S.

Posted on July 25, 2008
Dan at CLB calls it right on this: There’s a great scene in the movie Dumb and Dumber where Jim Carey is seeking a date with Lauren Holley: Carey: "What are my chances [of a date with you]?" Holley: "Not good." Carey: "You mean not good like one out of a hundred?" Holley: "I’d say more like [...

Had Enough of the Beijing Pollution Stories

Posted on July 25, 2008
This is the last one I’m going to read, courtesy of the LA Times: The same mechanism that makes greater numbers of people keel over dead of heart attacks and strokes when microscopic air-pollution levels spike in cities across the United States has researchers voicing their concerns about the heavily polluted air in [...

Some Weekend China Reading

Posted on July 25, 2008
Hot off the presses, in Foreign Affairs: 1. "A Partnership of Equals: How Washington Should Respond to China’s Economic Challenge" — Fred Bergsten 2. "China’s Olympic Nightmare: What the Games Mean for Beijing’s Future" — Elizabeth Economy and Adam Segal Neither one of these articles looks to be overly warm and fuzzy towards China, but Bergsten and Economy [...

All You Need to Know About China Espionage

Posted on July 24, 2008
I’ve been writing a bit over the past few months about the never-ending procession of stories, mostly coming out of the U.S. Right-wing establishment, about Chinese government espionage. A lot of these focus on cyber-security, all of them owe their style and tone to cut-rate Cold War pulp fiction...

China Copyright Infringement Survey

Posted on July 24, 2008
Nearly 71.3 percent of Chinese were aware of copyright, according to a new survey released on Wednesday. The figure was 10.7 percent higher than two years ago. In the fifth national reading survey conducted by the Chinese Institute of Publishing Science (CIPS) last August, the findings also revealed the purchase [...

Chinese Youth Big On Plastic Surgery

Posted on July 24, 2008
Shanghaiist gives us the icky news: According to China Daily, more and more middle and high school students are taking advantage of the summer holidays to make the kind of changes that will impress their peers come fall. But it isn’t a summer class or even a new workout routine they are [...

Stupid China Headline of the Day

Posted on July 23, 2008
"U.S. Women Gymnasts Denied Visa by China" — that was the headline for a while from MSNBC. Just a tad bit inflamatory and yes, kinda stupid. Here’s the background: [U.S. gymnastics] national team coordinator Martha Karolyi said the alternates for the women’s team — Jana Bieger, Ivana Hong, Corrie Lothrop — would train in Tokyo because of [...

Small Delay on China Car Parts Case

Posted on July 23, 2008
I was asked today why I haven’t posted on the recent WTO ruling against China on import tariffs for car parts. My lame excuse is, essentially, that I’ve been busy. The more reasonable excuse is that I want to take a closer look at this case and what’s going on...

Book Reviews

Posted on July 23, 2008
I get a lot of press releases, PR invitations, and general urgings to do reviews on books and TV shows with China themes. Fair enough, and I’m flattered to an extent that anyone out there (even a PR firm) thinks that my opinion of a book written by a bona fide China expert is worth [...

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