Category: Operations
Company operations of businesses with offices in China
Managing Risk in the “New Era”
The way companies integrate teams, build relationships with government officials, and respond to risk is changing.
Design Patents vs. Trade Dress: Protecting IP in China
How both avenues can strengthen a foreign company’s IP portfolio
As China Emerges from COVID-19, US Companies Invest to Compete
Solutions to short-term challenges may end up outlasting the pandemic.
Inside the Mad Rush for Masks – Anatomy of a 10 Million Mask Order
A glimpse into a process that can unravel at any step.
Delisting from Exchanges: Tough Prospect for US-Listed Companies with Operations Based in China
This article has been adapted from an original publication by Squire Patton Boggs. On May 20, 2020, the US Senate unanimously passed S.945, the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, as introduced by Senators John Kennedy (R-LA), and Chris Van Hollen...
Addressing Risk in the Era of US-China “Great Power” Competition
Washington’s obsession with national security presents compliance and reputational risk to US companies in China, but they can protect against it.
The Year in Social Credit: Where is Corporate Social Credit Going in 2020 and Beyond?
There is a widespread misconception that 2020 is the year in which some kind of master switch will be flipped, and the SCS will suddenly come to life.
The Social Credit Shadow Looming Behind the Trade War
China aimed to have its comprehensive Social Credit System ready to roll out by 2020. Just a few months from that self-imposed deadline, where does the SCS stand today?
Adapting for China? Winning Brands Don’t Seek to be Understood, but to Understand
Lessons learned by established Western brands that have successfully adapted for the Chinese market.
The New Rules of Tax Residency: A Potential Trap for Foreigners?
US and other foreign businesses now face higher income taxes in mainland China following new rules issued in March by China’s tax administration. The new law and implementing rules impose tax filing obligations on the worldwide income of foreigners (which...