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China Criminal And Business Law. You Are Not In Kansas Any More.

Just finished an interview with a reporter doing a story on Chinese drywall. I gave my usual speech on how there are three main aspects to protecting oneself from bad Chinese product: good relationships, good contracts, and... [[ This is a content... ...full story at China Law Blog

from China Law Blog on Wed, Oct 14 2009

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