I just did my tax filing here in China. This is the first year that anyone can say that, since this is the first ever income tax filing in modern China. It’s a big deal, obviously, but it doesn’t seem to be raising much stir here.
Certainly, from the historical record, it seems to have been different […]
Category Archives: China
Filing Income Tax in China: History in the Making
March 21, 2007 – 11:20 am
Neo-Colonialism and Defensiveness
March 19, 2007 – 8:55 am
The morning fishwrapper here (Shanghai Daily; http://www.shanghaidaily.com) has an opinion piece (page A6) headlined “China’s Africa interests clearly not neo-colonial”. Of course, like many places, the opinion page here is a sort of conduit for the government to tell people what it wants them to think. This piece was written by a writer at Xinhua.
In it, […]
Labor Shock in China
March 16, 2007 – 4:28 pm
I just spent a couple of days with some folks from a large US retailer. They’ve made an acquisition here in China and are figuring out what’s what and what’s not.
One very interesting thing to see was their reaction to the labor — meaning the large amount of labor in place in their acquisition. For an illustrative […]
Business and Ethical Implications of Outsourcing to China
November 13, 2006 – 8:19 pm
I was recently asked to speak at a conference in Europe on outsourcing. They wanted me to speak on the “business and ethical” implications of outsourcing to China. I couldn’t go because of calendar issues, but it set me to thinking.
It seems to me to be a peculiar point of view. The point of view […]
Statistics on China
October 26, 2006 – 2:48 pm
It can be difficult to find reliable statistics on China.
One source you should know about is the National Bureau of Statistics of China. This site has the official data. You’ll find it at http://www.stats.gov.cn/english/index.htm
There is news, monthly updates, comprehensive statistics on most every topic, and more. It’s a useful site. Get the data yourself and impress […]
Perspective on GDP
October 19, 2006 – 12:45 am
U.S. Federal government spending in 2006 will be larger than the entire economy of China.
Brian Wesbury (Chief Economist at First Trust Advisors in Lisle, Illinois) wrote yesterday (17 October) on the opinion page of the Wall Street Journal (US Edition: http://www.wsj.com) that the US Government spending for 2006 will be about 2.7 trillion dollars. That’s larger than the GDP […]
Bravado and Business: The Effect of the DPRK Nuclear Test on China’s Business Climate
October 16, 2006 – 9:19 pm
I’m in the US this week, doing a series of client visits. The question everyone keeps asking is “What does China think about the North Korean nuclear tests?” I’m usually verbose, even prolific, about such issues. Mostly, there’s no issue that I can’t muster an opinion and likely some bombast on. But, I find my replies […]
Electronic Payments (or Not)
October 7, 2006 – 9:11 am
I went to pay my credit card bill a few days ago.
It sounds strange, doesn’t it, to western ears. We are so accustomed to other payment vehicles that we don’t think of “going” to pay a bill. But, I tried three times to electronically transfer the money from my bank to the credit cards bank […]
Trust and Business in China
September 21, 2006 – 4:53 pm
Is it possible to trust across cultures? It’s an important question because much of what happens in business is based on trust. In the article at this link (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14871319/site/newsweek/) you will find a really thought-provoking article about the image of China. A friend sent me the link; Thanks, Lisa.
Much of this article explores the question of […]
Intellectual Property and Growth in China
September 13, 2006 – 1:36 pm
Protecting your intellectual property (IP) is probably key to the success of your business. It is for most businesses. Product IP, process IP, market insights, and more are the basis of successfully competing in a market. If you can’t or don’t protect what lets you provide value to your customers, then you don’t succeed.
I met […]
