March 2010

The Chinese government certainly appreciates the delicate balance economic policy must strike between sustaining healthy, rapid economic development and transforming into a more domestic-consumption fueled nation. Stimulating domestic spending is necessary, but not sufficient to achieve a healthy economy in 2010. This year is a crucial year in which China must stabilize its exports to …

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AmCham Shanghai and Forbes Magazine will be hosting an event Wednesday March 10 from 11:30- 13:00 at the Four Seasons Hotel. as Forbes Shanghai bureau chief Russell Flannery unveils one of its most popular reports around the world – the annual Forbes Billionaires List. Russell will interpret the fresh-off-the-press results in a presentation titled: “China’s …

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President Obama stated recently that he will take a “tough stance” against the valuation of the yuan and that it will be a priority topic in international strategic economic development discussions. Obama said in a Feb. 9 interview with Bloomberg BusinessWeek that China’s “currency policies are impeding the rebalancing that’s necessary” in the global economy, …

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By Morgan Crank March 2, 2010 China’s rural population may decrease by over 50% over the next three decades due to rising urbanization, dropping to 400 million people from the current 900 million. A large portion of these people are migrant workers who are moving into cities, but are not permanent residents. In fact, one …

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Alexander Pan, March 2, 2010 Beijing, China China sent a clear message to the world community last week that it will not put a fixed cap on its green house gas emissions. Indicating that while China will do what it can to significantly reduce its environmental impact, it will continue to prioritize economic growth over …

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Edward Lehman of Lehman, Lee, and Xu has been named one of the best Trademark lawyers in China by the International Legal Who’s Who 2010. This award accompanies Mr. Lehman’s award from the same publication as one of China’s best Franchise lawyers. Lehman, Lee & Xu is a prominent Chinese corporate law firm and trademark …

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By Morgan Crank March 2, 2010 Government policy resuming restrictions on local real estate purchases by foreigners is not expected to hurt premium property sales, many in the real estate market contend. The government has chosen to reinstate its limitation on foreigners purchasing local real estate in China, after it had temporarily suspended the measure …

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