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CHINA AUTOMOTIVE
With Growing Investments, China's Influence In Autos Is Expanding
Made in China. You can see those words stamped on countless consumer products - electronics, clothes, but not cars. For the first time on a mass scale, a car built in China will be on sale in the United States - the Buick Envision ...     Read on ...
Automotive Expert Michael J. Dunne Explains How China's Recent Surge in EV Sales May Have Been Attributable to Fake Customers
China's recent surge in electric vehicle sales astounded the global automotive industry until investigators discovered that the explosive growth may have been attributable to fake customers. Michael J. Dunne, CEO of ...   Read on...
China Auto Sales Surge 7% On Tax Cuts, Holiday Shopping
China's car sales reportedly rose 9.3 percent in January as demand increased around the Lunar New Year holiday season and a tax break boosted orders for small passenger cars. Sales of passenger vehicles, including sedans ...    Read on...
Additional China automotive articles
- As China cuts green car subsidies, automakers' electric dreams differ
- China's auto financing industry accelerates

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WORKSHOP & ONLINE COURSE
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"Connected Vehicle Management Overview"
The widespread adoption of in-vehicle technology, mobile devices, and the infrastructure to support them has suddenly accelerated the growth of the Connected Vehicle industry. To ensure that the V2X environment is successful, manufacturers, telecommunications companies, regulatory and public safety agencies and insurers will require ...     Learn more...
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"Keys to Effective International Negotiations"
In this half-day workshop we will introduce you to the exciting and challenging world of negotiating internationally. You will learn how differences in cultural values impact the way people from different cultures think about and approach the process of negotiation ...      Learn more...
MANUFACTURING & ECONOMY
China Manufacturing: How To Remedy Your Problem, or Not
Had no idea what I was going to write about this morning, but thanks to one of our China lawyers having cc'ed me on the following email exchange, I have a ready-made post. The email exchange started with the following email ...     Read on...
Stuck in the past: how China's manufacturing powerhouse of Dongguan got left behind
Part two: the city was once a magnet for manufacturing, but its slow realisation of need for innovation has turned it into a wasteland of moribund factories. Sichuan native Shu Hucheng is one of a dwindling number of migrant workers ...     Read on...
Additional articles on manufacturing and economy
- China on a new course: Opportunities beckon
- China: Years of Decline?
- China: Invest in Mexico's Growth
- What might happen in China in 2016?

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GLOBAL BUSINESS EDUCATION FOR AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
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"Strategies for Dealing with Counterfeit Parts in the Automotive Industry" by John Wright
"Export Strategies for China & Korean Automotive Markets" by Michel Locquegnies
"Why Culture Matters When Doing Business Globally" by Barbara Boldt
"Innovation in China Customs and International Trade" by Damon Paling
"Reinventing Mobility In the China Context: Internet Vehicles & Related Smart Car Technologies" by Bill Russo
SUPPLY CHAIN & TRADE
Does China Have a "Stranglehold" on Pacific Rim Shipping?
"Sea Strangulation" explains how the United States has become vulnerable to Chinese maritime coercion and details a challenge from China that the U.S. is ill-prepared to meet. While it's unlikely to pull the U.S. economy into recession ...    Read on... 
Pallets from China can pose risks to supply chains
Many U.S. importers regard procurement cost and pallet vendor selection as the shippers' burden, but this is risky and exposes an importer to severe supply chain disruptions should their pallets not be compliant with local requirements ...    Read on... 
Additional articles on supply chain and trade
- One Belt One Road - China's New Outbound Trade Initiative
- China's Double-Edged Sword Fells Asia Trade
- Chinese airports experience rapid growth - New Five Year Plan presents opportunities and challenges
- Shanghai starts green supply chain program

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SELLING TO OEMs & TOP TIER SUPPLIERS IN CHINA
Business Development Help in China for Automotive Suppliers

Looking for key relationship development and management services for auto suppliers in China?  If you want to quickly develop relationships with target Chinese automotive business or government parties ...    Read on... 

TAX, FINANCE AND M&A
China is buying up American companies fast, and it's freaking people out
Chinese companies have been acquiring foreign companies at an unprecedented rate, and we're likely to see a lot more of it this year.So far in 2016, General Electric has sold its appliances business to Qingdao-based Haier. China's ...     Read on...
China Tax Weekly Update - Issue 5
The followings are included in this Issue:- New version of Administrative Measures for Recognition of High and New Technology Enterprise (HNTE) released- Administration for qualified foreign institutional investor (QFII) ...     Read on...
Additional articles on tax, finance and M&A
- Hong Kong Capital Markets Update - Issue 5
- A good year for M&A in China

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HR & TALENT MANAGEMENT
How to reduce corruption in your China factory
How do your stamp out corruption in your purchasing department? You can't! But you can take steps to reduce it until it's insignificant.  5 Steps to Reducing Corruption in a China Facility.  I'm often asked how to handle ...   Read on...
China Air Quality Pulse Survey Results (report)
We recently conducted a brief survey to learn how our clients are addressing the air quality concerns in China for their assignees and local employees. To download 6-page Exec ...   Read on...
Additional HR and talent management articles
- This is the only solution to China's labor shortage
- China's Aging Population
- Hong Kong proposes changes to law on employee reinstatement claims
- China's anti-corruption laws have changed the way people are giving gifts for the Lunar New Year
- China: End of the One-Child Policy Driving Changes in Leave Entitlements
DOING BUSINESS IN CHINA
China Regulatory Enforcement Quarterly
Legal and regulatory developments in Q4 2015 continue to reflect attempts by the Chinese government to respond to the significant challenges presented by the slowing market economy and other domestic crises, while the country ...     Read on...
China Risk Assurance: Risk Bites
Risk Bites is a monthly house view on what's hot in risk & regulation - in Hong Kong and Mainland China. Risk Bites will touch on 3 areas including regulatory, market themes and sector which allows you to have an update on any ...     Read on...
China's machinery industry cools in 2015
The machinery industry in China is facing tough times as investment has slowed, but structural changes may offer a silver lining.In 2015, the value-added output of the machinery industry increased 5.5 percent year on year, 4.5 ...     Read on...