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Multiculturalism and Socialism: The Odd Couple
2008-08-30 08:14:00 The latest death toll figures from Hurricane Katrina can be seen on this website here. The famous Russian neo-Nazi video is on this blog here.Updated September 2:In the comments section, Scott, who is a White nationalist, discusses the disconnect between multiculturalism and socialism or social democracy.Yes, we do allow White nationalists, even anti-Black ones, on the board, but every time a cute Black woman shows up on the board, we force them to kiss her. On the lips. On penalty of banning. None have left yet. Brown sugar, how come you taste so good? Scott says: Look at the countries that have the highest index of egalitarianism in the West: Iceland, Norway, Sweden (used to have more). The inhabitants are all pretty closely related to one another. I'll spot my sibling $100 cash.It's basically the same thing but in a less dramatic way in such countries, but when other nationalities come in because of the aforementioned ethnostates' welfare system, as seek to take advantage of ...
By: Robert Lindsay
National Security Review Under China's New Anti-Monopoly Law
2008-08-29 23:48:00 By Steve Dickinson China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) recently reported on its plans for forming an interagency committee to review the national security impacts of foreign acquisitions of Chinese companies. Contrary to many of the news reports in both English and Chinese, this is not a new policy adopted by the NDRC. The formation of such a committee is consistent with longstanding China policy and it is required by law. China's Anti Monopoly Law (AML) became effective on August 1, 2008. Article 31 of the AML provides for national security review of foreign M&A transactions as follows: Article 31. If the merger with or acquisition of domestic enterprises by foreign investors or other forms of concentration involving foreign investors concerns national security, in addition to the review for concentration of undertakings in accordance with the provisions of this Law, it shall be examined for national security review in accordance with relevant regulat...
By: China Law Blog
Copia china del Samsung Armani
2008-08-29 10:46:00 Por segunda vez en el mes, me toca hablar sobre copias chinas. Así como la semana pasada os contaba acerca del teléfono Chang Jian A998 que venía con un logo similar al de ?Vaio?, ahora os informo que los chinos también lanzaron al mercado una especie de copia del Samsung Armani.Se trata del GC629, que tiene un diseño similar al dispositivo que fue presentado en Milan antes del desfile primavera-verano del año pasado y que representa al estilo de vida ?bonvivant?.A simple vista se observa una copia bien hecha, pero la diferencia elemental radica en el interfaz y el sistema operativo ya que no son tan sofisticados como el verdadero Samsung Armani. En ese sentido, su clon no se parece en nada.Con respecto a sus otras característico os puedo detallar que tiene un soporte para chino e inglés, reproductor de música y vídeo, cámara digital de 3 megapíxeles y una pantalla LCD de 2,7 pulgadas.Artículos relacionados:En Rusia, Samsung presentó 3 nuevos auriculares Bluetooth Se lanza el Samsun...
U.S. Losing Out to China, India
2008-08-28 15:12:00 With the rising economic stature of Asia, which is now assuming many of the manufacturing roles formerly performed in the U.S., some are nervous that manufacturing in the U.S. will disappear, writes David Greenfield of Control Engineering magazine. The sheer numbers of engineering graduates boggle t
China: Where The News Is Always Good.
2008-08-28 10:44:00 Black and White Cat does a great job showing how China's media sanitizes foreign media articles on China, in its post entitled, "How the New York Times (should have) covered the Olympics." I am "speechless" not because I am surprised (I am not), but because the post speaks volumes all by itself. Read it. (h/t to Peking Duck)
By: China Law Blog
Jimmy Kimmel is back from China(town)!!!
2008-08-28 10:34:00 Secretly I have been going through Jimmy Kimmel Live! withdrawal because he has been off for two weeks. Last night I found out where he has been, he’s been in China covering the Olympics and he did a great job talking to the locals. BTW I especially love the expression on the face of the ...
Why To Go To China For Growth And How To Succeed At It
2008-08-28 08:41:00 Very good article on China Success Stories on why and how to sell and market in and to China. Article is written by Beijing-based advertising guru Dan Mintz and is entitled "Sagging Markets? Look To China: Wealthy Chinese consumers are ripe for the pitching, but approach with caution." Selling and marketing in China 101. Check it out.
By: China Law Blog
China's Anti-Monopoly Law. People, We've Got The Rules.
2008-08-27 18:39:00 By Steve Dickinson On August 3, 2008, the PRC State Council released its long awaited merger notification rules: Regulation on Notification Thresholds for Concentrations of Undertakings, State Council Regulation Number 529, available online in Chinese here. These merger notification rules are required by Article 21 of the PRC Anti-Monopoly Law (“AMLâ€), which requires prior notification for mergers meeting the State Council rules. Since failure to provide notification renders the merger void, the requirement has be viewed with concern, particularly since no hint was given in the AML on what the standard would be. The particular concern was that an excessively low standard would cause excessive involvement of the PRC authorities in international mergers not specifically targeted at China. Under the new rules, there are two notification thresholds: one for foreign M&A transactions with an impact on China and another one for M&A (mergers and acquisitions) transactions with purely...
By: China Law Blog
Tony Blair Gets It Right On China. Why Not America?
2008-08-27 08:19:00 England's former Prime Minister, Tony Blair, has an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal today that lays out exactly how the West should deal with a resurgent China, and why. Do politicians have to retire from office to speak coherently and sensibly on foreign policy, or has Blair always been so smart? After listening to months of foreign policy pablum from Barack Obama, John McCain and now Joe Biden (will someone please explain to me how merely having done something for a really long time all of a sudden makes one a genius?). Let's be honest, when it comes to the candidates' policy with China, the best we Americans can hope for at this point is that none of them really mean what they are saying. The odds are certainly pretty good.
By: China Law Blog
Core long-term plays on China
2008-08-26 07:00:00 "Investing in China is about picking the right segments of the economy and the companies that will make it for the long haul," notes Neil George (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2302). In Personal Finance (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2302), the advisor explains, "Our strategy for investing involves sticking to a handful of core strategic areas, where we've picked a collection of stocks in key industries." Here, he looks at some favorite ideas."The Chinese economy is large, amounting to approximately $3.6 trillion annually, and it's expanding at a rate of 10%. "Industrial production, the heart of the economy, is gaining at a rate of 16.3% a year and is keeping a transforming labor force fully engaged; unemployment is a scant 4%. And retail sales are climbing at a hefty rate of more than 23%. "All of this comes at a price: Inflation is a biting 7%-plus. Pollution is another economic stressor. The major underpinnings of the Chinese economy ...
China culmina juegos olimpicos con medalla de oro por record de detenciones
2008-08-25 06:02:00 China se impone también en el podio de la represión. El país asiático desaprovecha la oportunidad de mostrar al mundo signos de tolerancia y apertura. Las detenciones de activistas y el acoso con violencia e intimidación a la prensa internacional que cubre los Juegos Olímpicos han sido la nota dominante en estos 15 días. China ...
China e India serán lÃderes en conexiones de banda ancha
2008-08-25 00:54:00 De acuerdo al analista Claudio Castelli de la empresa consultora Ovum, India y China van a superar a Europa occidental y se convertirán en la región con el mayor número de conexiones de banda ancha. "El crecimiento más rápido en las conexiones de banda ancha en los próximos años será en la región China/India, que siguen con la adopción de DSL a un ritmo rápido y esperamos que esta tendencia
El precio de protestar en China, hablan las ancianas sentenciadas. Video. ?
2008-08-24 06:56:00 Otra más del régimen comunista. El video trata de la entrevista a las dos ancianas chinas, de 77 y 79 años, que acaban de ser sentenciadas a realizar durante un año trabajos de reeducación en el campo. Ellas dicen que no les importa porque a su edad no tienen nada que perder. ...
Crueldad de la China comunista con niños en deporte de competición. Fotos
2008-08-23 12:06:00 Es un lucimiento engañoso el de esta China comunista con sus Juegos de Beijing 2008. Evidentemente detrás de su fachada este régimen lo que esconde es miseria y ruindad. Hurgas un poquito más allá y te vas a encontrar con lo indecible, en este caso, tiene que ver con las formas utilizadas con un ...
China ya es líder indiscutida del medallero
2008-08-23 07:00:00 China ya es líder indiscutida del medallero, eso ya que a dos días de terminar los Juegos Olímpicos la distancia con Estados Unidos se hace prácticamente imposible de remontar. Mientras en gringolandia ya hablan de fracaso, los Chinos se erigen como nueva potencia deportiva y por paliza. El logro tiene implicancias no menores.
By: La Página
Liberals Hold Off China in Propaganda All-Around
2008-08-22 21:57:00 -By Lee Culpepper Spanning the globe to bring you a constant variety of pretense! The make-believe thrills of socialism…and forsaken agony of actual consequences! The human drama of presumptuous politics! This is LIB?s Wide World of Programming! Even with all the scandals hovering over the Beijing Olympics, communist China continues to trail liberals in the art ...
By: Publius Forum
Concrete Chicane Keeps Drivers on the Curvy and Narrow in China
2008-08-22 15:19:00 From Autoblog: We don't have much information on this, but apparently this theme-park looking concrete chicane is in use on a roadway in China to keep speeds down. The Not So Great Wall of China is about two-feet high and one-hundred serpentine feet long.We can't imagine what peopl
China Too Expensive? That Depends
2008-08-22 12:44:00 All Roads Lead to China has a very helpful post, entitled, "Is China No Longer Competitive?" All Roads asks the question and then proceeds to answer it in the only sensible way: it depends. The question is asked in the context of all the media reports of prices rising in China and companies fleeing because of it. My views on this have remained constant. China was NEVER the place for everyone and it never will be. On the flip side, it is a great place for certain companies. During the absolute height of the China craze, I asked a very well run, very prosperous fishing company client of ours why it was not sending its fish over to China for processing when it seemed like all its competitors were doing so. I was so drunk on China as the place to be at that point that I assumed the client would respond by saying something about how it was planning to go to China but it just had not yet found the right people over there to get started. Instead, I was told something along the...
By: China Law Blog
China plays in online gaming
2008-08-22 07:00:00 In The China Trader (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2300), editor Keith Fitz-Gerald (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2300) looks at two plays in Chinese online gaming, noting, "Each has spectacular numbers in recent months and stellar growth prospects.""In general terms, we may not be quite at the bottom of things just yet when it comes to Chinese markets, but as the legendary Jim Rogers put it when we talked in Vancouver recently, '“so what!' "Even if China declines another 40% from here, the returns are going to be spectacular over time. 'It will be like landing in New York in 1908,' Rogers said. There’s just that much potential."Perfect World Co., Ltd. (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/quote.htm?sym=pwrd) (NASDAQ: PWRD (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/quote.htm?sym=pwrd)), a rising video game producer, saw its profit rise 213.9% from 52.4 million Renminbi a year ago to a staggering 164.5 million Renminbi as of th...
China Quality Control (QC). Who To Hire?
2008-08-21 13:42:00 The relatively new Quality Wars blog is looking like it will be a good source of information on quality control (QC) in China. The blog's subtitle is "The fight for quality export product in China." I especially liked two of its posts. The first, entitled, "QC…In-house vs. Outsource," deals with whether foreign companies manufacturing in China are better off doing their own QC with an employee in China or hiring an outside QC company. The post very nicely sets out the following pros and cons of each: Outsource QC to a 3rd Party QC Company Positives 1. Opportunity to work with management and trained staff who specialize in checking product, factories and production in Asia 2. Can capitalize on the acquired knowledge of a QC company who has checked various different products and understands how factories in Asia attempt to “short-cut†and cheapen products for which a standard has already been established 3. Ease and economic value of having staff contracted on a “p...
By: China Law Blog
Country Performance (Aug 20, 2008)
2008-08-21 12:18:00 MSCI IndexMTD3Mo.YTD1 Yr3 Yr10 YrBRAZIL-10,240%-26,060%-10,810-%38,170%41,720%17,890%RUSSIA-12-,230%-31,780%-28,380%-5,030%19,-990%28,380%INDIA-0,040%-14,540%--37,940%-5,280%22,800%18,040%CH-INA-10,650%-20,130%-33,580%-8,7-60%25,860%8,930%source: MSCI Barra Excel
Hua Guofeng, who briefly ruled China, dies
(AP)
2008-08-20 15:11:00 AP - Hua Guofeng, who briefly ruled China as communist founder Mao Zedong's successor but was pushed aside as a prelude to reforms that launched an economic boom, died Wednesday at the age of 87, state-run media reported.
Fraude olímpico de la China comunista con las ?ChiComs?
2008-08-20 12:19:00 A una de las niñas le hace falta un diente?, dijo Karolyi, manifestando que lo que perdió fue un diente de leche y que no se trata de una chica de 16 años. Esta historia la divulgó el diario The New York Times ¿Pasaportes chinos piratas? Acusan a gimnastas chinas de ser menores de la edad permitida ...
China's 10 Worst Laws
2008-08-19 18:01:00 Foreign Policy Magazine is out with a fascinating and very well done list of China's 10 worst laws (damn, why didn't I think of that). (h/t to Jeremiah over at Peking Duck) I certainly agree with most of those on the list, but I hardly think it fair to put the New Property Rights Law on there. Here's what Foreign Policy has to say about it: What it says: A first, this law granted the right to property ownership by private persons. What it does: Although one can own buildings and fixtures on land, the land itself still belongs to the state. The Chinese government also has a right to seize private property for “a public purpose,†a vague standard that is often exploited by commercial interests. The state must “provide compensation†for such seizures, but it usually offers a menial amount. Some analysts think that giving peasants in particular the right to sell their land would have tamped down rural unrest and helped millions find work and overcome poverty, but such ...
By: China Law Blog
Don't be fooled by China and the games
2008-08-19 16:02:00 This is a country with little liberty.Jeremy Reynalds reports as Correspondent for ASSIST News Service 'BEIJING (ANS) -- Members of an American Christian group have ended a standoff with Chinese customs officials over Bibles they were trying to bring into the country.Voice of America (VOA) reported Vision Beyond Borders leader Pat Klein said Monday that he and three others spent 26 hours at the Kunming airport in the southwestern province Yunnan, waiting for officials to return more than 300 confiscated Bibles. A representative for the group, Dyann Romeijn, told VOA the four decided to leave the airport Monday after it became clear Chinese officials would not return the books. She said Klein became concerned he and his traveling companions - including a 78-year-old man and 15-year-old boy - would be forcibly removed from the airport. VOA reported the group was attempting to bring the Chinese-language scriptures into Kunming for distribution. But U.S embassy officials later told the...
By: Christian Quoter
China Region (FHKCX): Contrarian play
2008-08-19 07:00:00 On a recent business TV panel, Jim Lowell (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2291) noted, "Fidelity China Region (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/quote.htm?sym=fhkcx) (FHKCX (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/quote.htm?sym=fhkcx)) fund would be my number one pick for a contrarian growth play." Here's the latest from Fidelity Investor (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2291). "The Chinese market has sold off nearly 60% in the blink of an eye, but its long-term growth story is hard to deny. "So, I take some measure of comfort in finding that our quantitative system concurs that Wilson Wong (he entered the dragon in June of last year) is a top pick. "His fund is a great way to bet on red without having to place all of your chips on China. Hong Kong (31%) and Taiwan (27%) stand shouldere to shoulder with China (21%) in terms of the funds concentration. "Speaking of concentration, this is Fidelity’s most concentrated int’l fund: 68 holdin...
China Agitates To Undermine American Liberties
2008-08-18 15:49:00 -By Frederick Meekins It’s bad enough that those living under the heal of tyranny have their God-given rights suppressed but one expects to hear of this transpiring in less-developed countries that have never really known freedom to begin with. However, things have really gotten out of hand when those living in the United States have ...
By: Publius Forum
iPhones in Russia and China: A Trader?s Paradise
2008-08-18 15:43:00 In days gone by, American blue jeans were all the coveted rage in Russia, but now Apple?s iPhone has taken over. Read on for details about the iPhone stampede, but? call first. Gadgets Innovation Lifestyle Marketing News Products Technology
iPhones in Russia and China: A Trader’s Paradise
2008-08-18 15:43:00 In days gone by, American blue jeans were all the coveted rage in Russia, but now Apple’s iPhone has taken over. Read on for details about the iPhone stampede, but… call first. Gadgets Innovation Lifestyle Marketing News Products Technology
Tragedia china, Liu Xiang se retira de los 110 metros valla
2008-08-18 08:00:00 Tragedia china, Liu Xiang, el medallista de oro en Atenas 2004 y máxima figura del atletismo chino, se retiró de los 110 metros valla sin siquiera poder correr la carrera. China perdió a una de sus pocas cartas seguras en el atletismo.
By: La Página
China Mobile (CHL): Olympic potential
2008-08-18 07:00:00 "Whenever anyone asks, 'Why invest in China?' the answer is very simple: that’s where the money and exponential future growth is," says Jim Trippon (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2280).The- editor of The China Stock Digest (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2280) then asks, "Will China suffers an Oympic hangover?" He explains why that won't happen and why China Mobile (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/quote.htm?sym=chl) (NYSE: CHL (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/quote.htm?sym=chl)) should do well once the games conclude. "The Bank of China (BOC) conducted a study of the effects of 12 Olympiads on their host countries over the course of 60 years. They found that nine of the twelve Olympic host countries suffered a decline in GDP growth in the eight years after the games. "The key to a post Olympic slump is the size of the economy. Smaller economies like Korea suffered larger downturns after the games, while larger economies lik...
China Automotive Systems Q2 08 Results
2008-08-17 22:04:00 CAAS - China Automotive Systems (NASDAQ) - (Closing Price on Friday 8/15/08 - $6.03) China Automotive Systems announced second quarter results on August 12 and reported sound results. The company came in with revenue of 46.51 million and diluted EPS of 0.18. Revenue improved 28% year over year and 12% sequentially. Diluted EPS improved 80% year over ...
Censorship May Open Our Eyes to China
2008-08-17 15:46:00 -By Nancy Salvato Reporters charged with covering the Olympics are now whining about “not knowing what they will be able to cover and not knowing how much the Chinese government will censor their online coverage.” (1) The fact that the mainstream media is even remotely surprised at a Communist Government not allowing complete freedom of the press ...
By: Publius Forum
La valentia del bloggero Zhou Shughuang bajo arresto domiciliario
2008-08-17 11:35:00 Es un drama lo que le ocurre a Zhou Shughuang. Un blogger conocido como ?Zola?, de 25 años, a quien le “gusta viajar por China e informar en su web de lo que ve: revueltas violentas, expropiaciones forzosas o casos de corrupción, hechos que nunca aparecerán en la prensa china, controlada por el Gobierno”. ...
Building Quadricylces in Mexico or China
2008-08-17 03:43:00 I am really surprised by the reaction of people around my new 4-people quadricycle. It seems that people understand the pros and cons of it straight away. No contamination, much less gas spending, but a bit of sport, etc... A quick local study showed that people are ready to buy it at 800 usd,
Basketball As China Metaphor: The Expanded Edition.
2008-08-16 20:38:00 Will Lewis over at Experience Not Logic has an interesting post up riffing on my post wondering why China cannot produce an elite point guard, nicely weaving in the David Brooks/James Fallows/John Pomfret discussion on individualism versus collectivism. (I always love it when someone elevates one of my posts to a higher intellectual plane, figuring at least something good has to rub off on me because of it.) Will quotes this from Pomfret, questioning why Brooks viewed China's putting a 9-year old hero in the Olympics' opening ceremony as a sign of totalitarian: What am I missing here? How is a sense of responsibility, instilled in any leader, no matter how small, in any society (ever hear of a class president?), taken as a sign of totalitarian brainwashing or a propaganda campaign? Don't we hear this kind of sentiment in the voices of Americans who go down into mines or back into fires to save their comrades? "I'm the fire chief, I couldn't leave my men behind." And so wha...
By: China Law Blog
China derrotó a Alemania por 59 a 55 y pasa a los 4tos de final del básquet
2008-08-16 17:00:00 China derrotó a Alemania por 59 a 55 y pasa a los 4tos de final del básquetbal olímpico. La estrella del partido fue Yao Ming quien marcó 25 puntos.
By: La Página
China Olympics Athlete Blog List And Why No Chinese Magic Johnson?
2008-08-15 14:23:00 Got an email this morning asking me why I was not writing more on the Olympics. Main reason is because I am vacationing in Pentwater, Michigan, placing me about 1800 miles from my 50" HDTV and forcing me to watch it on a 21" circa 1970s model. But, I have asked co-blogger, Steve Dickinson, who is in Qingdao right now, to give us all a report on the Olympic goings-on there. Expect that soon. In the meantime, Danwei has a great list of Olympic Athletes who are blogging on the games. But I feel compelled to discuss one thing I have noticed in watching the Olympics and that is that China's basketball team does not have a single point guard worth a damn and I have to wonder why. Is it further evidence of the shortcomings of a planned economy? Does China pull out the great athletes for other sports, leaving only tall people for basketball? Is it further evidence of a lack of innovation or take-chargedness (I know I am making up this word, but it works) in China? Great point...
By: China Law Blog
En la China comunista atacada la campaña ?Abrazos gratis? y censurada su we
2008-08-15 12:18:00 Debe ser que como la tortura es gratis en la China comunista donde se celebran los juegos vergonzosos, la Campaña “Abrazos Gratis” o “Free Hugs“, le hace competencia. Una campaña que si algo tiene es su sentido de la amistad y solidaridad, que la hizo famosa en el 2006 el grupo de rock australiano ...
House hunting in China: Three advisors eye E-House (EJ)
2008-08-15 07:00:00 One lesser-known company is gaining the attention of the newsletter advisory community: E-House China Holdings Ltd. (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/quote.htm?sym=) (NYSE: EJ (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/quote.htm?sym=ej)), China’s largest real estate agency services firm.Indeed, the stock is being recommended by three top-tier advisors: Louis Basenese (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2274), Daniel Frishberg (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2272), and Tony Sagami (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2273)."Th-e Chinese economy isn’t going to suddenly grind to a halt when the Olympic flame is snuffed out," says Louis Basenese (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2274), associate Investment Director for The Oxford Club (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2274). "In fact, I believe the Olympics are China’s springboard to even more impressive growth. With the nation of 1.3 billi...
En China esconden a los feos y se comen al perro
2008-08-15 01:54:00 Cada cultura tiene sus peculiariedades. En China encuentran deliciosa la carne de perro, aunque la han prohibnido durante los Juegos Olímpicos. Alianza de Civilizaciones.Los Juegos Olímpicos son un escaparate magnífico para China, o esto creían.En realidad están haciendo el ridículo. Eso sí, los jovenzuelos se hinchan de fornicar. Quieren sexo.Pero con los hijos ya es otro cantar, el tema está duramente reglamentado.No te dejan escupir en el suelo ni llevar calcetines blancos con zapatos negros.El último ridículo lo han hecho al esconder a la cantante real del tema de la inauguración. Le pusieron otra niña más atractiva que hacía playback.A la original, con los dientes desportillados y un poquito gruesa, la escondieron.Si la forma de acabar con los feos y con la pobreza es escondiendo a los feos o a los pobres, no nos extraña el pavoroso fracaso histórico del socialismo o del comunismo.Ya sé que que muchos me contestarán diciendo que en Occidente también se premia a los hermosos. De...
By: mariano planells
Everything You Want To Know About China's Internet. Just Ask.
2008-08-14 23:31:00 Nothing new here (near as I can tell), but nice collection of facts and figures regarding China's internet can be found on Trendspotting by going here. (h/t to China Venture News)
By: China Law Blog
Is China Going Green, Part XVII: Increased Tax On Large Cars Says "Sor
2008-08-14 17:19:00 China Environmental Law Blog has a short post, entitled, "Big Cars Face Big Tax: Fat Cats Unfazed," nicely summarizing recent changes (to become effective on September 1) to China's car tax: Cars with engines above 4-liter capacity: 40% tax Cars with engines between 3 and 4 liters: 25% tax (up from 15%) Cars with engines below 1-liter capacity: 1% tax (reduced from 3%) The stated goal is to reduce pollution and energy use. What about just removing the heavy Chinese government fuel subsidy?
By: China Law Blog
Mapa de los campos de tortura en China, a metros de instalaciones olímpicas
2008-08-14 11:12:00 La Coalición para Investigar la Persecución a Falun Gong (CIPFG) presenta una guía a los campos de trabajo forzado y centros de detención ubicados a un paso de las sedes olímpicas, con mapas, información y direcciones. Esta coalición pone a disposición de los periodistas esta guia informativa sobre los centros de tortura en Beijing, ...
China suma y suma, esta vez de la mano de Li Du en el tiro con rifle femeni
2008-08-14 08:30:00 China suma y suma, esta vez de la mano de Li Du en el tiro con rifle femenino, quien se impuso a la checa Katerina Emmons y la cubana Eglis Yaima Cruz. China ya lleva 20 oros.
By: La Página
De la mano de Wei Yang, China se lleva el oro en el All Around masculino
2008-08-14 08:00:00 De la mano de Wei Yang, quien sacó casi 3 puntos de ventaja a sus seguidores, China se lleva el oro en el All Around masculino, el bronce fue para el japonés Koei Achimura y el bronce para el francés Benoit Caranobe. China arrasa en la gimnasia.
By: La Página
Fake Fireworks China Olympics Ceremony: "Wag The Olympics"
2008-08-14 06:19:00 http://zennie2005.blogspot.com- -- Last Friday's Olympics Opening Ceremony in Beijing Olympics Stadium was without a doubt the greatest event of its kind in the history of the Olympic Games. It was China's "coming out" party, and the organizers $300 million was well-spent.The results showed in China Olympian Li Ning's levitating speed-skater style "walk" around Olympic Stadium and his lighting of a giant torch, which in turn caused what had to be the largest fireworks display in the history of the Olympic Games, if not the World.A spectacle that looked tremendous, and even animated, and that's because it was. The organizers of the event admitted that computer graphics were used to "replace" the actual fireworks images because the fear was that the "haze" -- read: smog -- was so bad that a great camera shot of the pyrotechnics would have not been possible. Still, it was controversial because it took away from the overall historic effort and also took the wind out of the sails of...
China suma una nueva medalla de oro
2008-08-14 05:30:00 China suma una nueva medalla de oro esta vez en los 100m libres femeninos de natación donde Liu Zige no tuvo problemas por imponerse. Con esto los chinos van sacando una ventaja sobre Estados Unidos en el medallero.
By: La Página
China's Economy: The Gloom And Doom Version
2008-08-13 18:55:00 As regular readers well know, I am not a big fan of predictions regarding China or its economy. Their overall accuracy is too low. But I am linking over to one now, entitled, "Chinese and Starbucks Late Stage Growth Obesity," for two reasons. First, I know the author, Vitaliy Katsenelson, and he is one smart dude. Second, it does a nice job of analyzing the situation. But while I agree with much of the analysis (though I sure as hell would not describe Singapore as a lower cost country than China!), I aggressively take absolutely no position on the conclusion: China's economy is going to fall and fall hard. It does make for interesting reading.
By: China Law Blog
China IP: Neither Hong Kong Nor Macau Need Apply.
2008-08-12 18:37:00 Interesting post over at China Business Law on registering IP in Macau, got me to thinking of a company who came to me last year for assistance in pursuing trademark infringement litigation in China. As I always do in these situations, I first asked this company was whether it had actually registered its trademark in China. I ask this because many times American companies wrongly believe they have trademark protection in China simply because they have it in the United States. The company VP answered yes. We talked for another 20 minutes or so and then I asked him to send me all relevant documents. It was not until I got the documents that I discovered this company had not registered its trademark in China at all; it had registered it in Hong Kong. Our client had wrongly assumed that filing in Hong Kong constitutes filing in China. Registering your trademark in China does not constitute registering your trademark in either Hong Kong or Macau, and vice-versa. Oh, and whi...
By: China Law Blog
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