Gone are the days when entrepreneurs conducted business exclusively in their home countries. With the expansion of the global marketplace, your business may have decided to branch out into China or other places. If so, you are likely to experience an international...
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Preparing for a meeting with your Chinese clients
Doing business in China has many benefits because of its large and opportunistic economy. Developing successful relationships with Chinese counterparts requires a basic knowledge of business etiquette. In preparation for a meeting with Chinese clients, you should...
Protection of intellectual property in China
The root source of the rising conflict between the United States and China is over the protection of intellectual property. More than the volume of trade itself, which is heavily in China’s favor, protection for patents, trademarks, and copyrights has long been...
Weathering the storm
The rapidly escalating trade war between the US and China is definitely going to continue to affect business for a long time to come. The first to feel it will be importers and exporters, but eventually it has to hurt everyone. There are ways of inducing pain on every...
Business taxes in China
As with any other nation, doing business in China requires every business to pay their taxes. The system is more confusing than many nations, however, and compliance can be difficult. For small businesses and American importers it is not an issue. But if you open an...
China’s cyber security law causing headaches
Doing business internationally is always difficult, and that is especially true with China. The high language and customs barriers are often matched by completely different understandings of law and sovereignty. This has proven especially true with the new cyber...
What can The Year of the Dog mean for your business?
Friday marked the beginning of the Chinese New Year, marking the Year of the Dog. Even if you do not believe in the Chinese zodiac, there are things to consider about what the next year means to Chinese natives and how that may color your business interactions....
Is it worth the New Year’s hassle to import from China?
For one month during the year, the factories in China grind to a complete stop. The country is considered to be the world’s largest exportation powerhouse. Meaning, they make the rules when it comes to what gets made and when. As China uses the lunar calendar,...
Chinese New Year poses unique supply and demand challenges
China has become a country with sizable global economic influence and changes to their production outputs cause a worldwide ripple effect. As the Chinese New Year approaches, U.S. retailers are closely monitoring their supply chains. Holiday spending spree The...
The current climate regarding doing business in China
China is a land of opportunities that most US business cannot wait to venture into, thanks to its large economy and population. However, since the beginning of Trump administration, the political climate between the US and China has been heated up in what some...