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Bolstering Consumer Rights in China – Mark Schaub

China’s laws have not kept pace with its rapidly evolving retail sector. A major overhaul of consumer protection legislation is set to take effect on March 15, 2014. In short the Revision basically changes everything for consumers in China. As always, only time will tell as to how it is implemented but the intent is clear – consumers will be given greater protection, writes Mark Schaub, lawyer at King&Wood and Malleson.Read More →

CSB on China visit

Fons Tuinstra, the representative of the China Speakers Bureau in Europe, will be on a visit in China till January 11. He will be staying in Shanghai and has some possibilities to discuss possible business cooperation. He is available by email, WeChat, Google+, LinkedIn, facebook and twitter. He can also be reached by phone: +41796730885.Read More →

US sanctions as Turkey picks Chinese defense system – Wendell Minnick

The Turkish preference for a Chinese air defense system rocked the Western defense industry, and now US firms are hitting back, writes defense analyst Wendell Minnick in Defense News.Read More →

Britain’s diminished influence in China – Zhang Lijia

Does Britain still matter to China, wonders author Zhang Lijia in a piece for the BBC. “Is London still that foggy,” many Chinese wonder. At least the mutual relations remain foggy between both countries, writes Zhang Lijia.Read More →

‘Vagina Monologues’ sparks off an ugly debate – Zhang Lijia

The Vagina Monologues have sparked off a lot of debate, but nowhere as ugly as in China, writes author Zhang Lijia on her website. “The online assault on the students was a brutal reminder that beyond this circle of enlightened women, many do not favour gender equality.”Read More →

Taiwanese brand Shiatzy Chen takes on Tokyo – Paul French

Taking on the Japanese market is not easy for anybody, and certainly not for Chinese. But Shiatzy Chen, a luxury fashion brand from Taiwan with a 35-year history, seems to be making all the right moves, says retail analyst Paul French in the Women’s Wear Daily.Read More →

Taiwan’s early warning radar watches China – Wendell Minnick

The most powerful early warning radar (EWR) is based on Taiwan, and admired by everybody apart from China, writes defense expert Wendell Minnick in Defense News.Read More →

The tactics behind China’s new airspace rules – Wendell Minnick

China’s announcement to set up a defense identification zone over disputed waters in the East China Sea caught the US off guard, both was sino-US military relations had improved greatly, and it was the weekend before Thanksgiving. A known tactic, tells defense analyst Wendell Minnick in the VOA.Read More →

The facts on the China Air Defense Zone – Wendell Minnick

China’s Ministry of Defense shocked the international community by setting up an East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) including the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islets and started air patrols. In the Defense News military expert Wendell Minnick gets all the facts together as far as we know them.Read More →