Other Briefings
Xi Jinping to Address Indonesian Parliament
Southeast Asian tour to see multi-billion dollar deals signed Sept. 26 – Chinese President Xi Jinping will make a special address to the Indonesian Parliament on his short Southeast Asian tour next week, a first and rare honor for a visiting Chinese politician. Xi’s visit is expected to oversee some US$20 billion of trade deals […]
China’s Bilateral Investment Treaties
China has over 80 of these agreements in place, yet they remain somewhat obscure. What are these BIT agreements and what benefits do they bring to the 80 nations that signed them? Op-Ed Commentary: Chris Devonshire-Ellis Jul. 1 – China has been entering into bilateral investment treaties (BITs) with other countries since the early 1980s, […]
The Best of Asia Briefing – June/July 2012
Featuring our latest magazine and book downloads, as well as the best of our business and regulatory commentary. Includes our most recent publications and complimentary downloads concerning China, India, Vietnam, Myanmar, Russia and Mongolia. An Introduction to Doing Business in China Asia Briefing, in cooperation with its parent firm Dezan Shira & Associates, has just […]
WTO Orders China to Remove Export Restrictions on Industrial Minerals
Will rare earths be next? By Vivian Ni Feb. 1 – Following two years of investigation, the World Trade Organization’s (WTO’s) Appellate Body ruled on Monday that China’s use of export duties and quotas on nine types of industrial materials has breached free trade rules. The ruling could affect the organization’s judging of other similar […]
U.S. to Investigate Wind Tower Imports from China, Vietnam
Jan. 24 – The U.S. Department of Commerce (USDoC) announced last Thursday that it was launching a probe into the country’s wind tower imports from China and Vietnam, a move that could lead to an escalation of the clean energy trade disputes between the world’s two largest economies. The Chinese and Vietnamese wind tower producers […]
U.S.-China Working on a Level Playing Field for Clean Energy Players
By Vivian Ni Nov. 23 – China will still attach great importance to its strategic industries, but the country also pledged to provide equal market access to both domestic and foreign clean energy suppliers, according to the U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson, who just met Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan at the two-day meeting of […]
Will Kim’s Russia Visit Help Develop China’s Northeast?
Op-Ed Commentary: Chris Devonshire-Ellis Aug. 22 – With the North Korean leader Kim Jong-il on his first visit to Russia in nine years, questions can be asked about how much this means for the redevelopment of much of the Northeast Asia seaboard, including that of Northeast China. For Kim – who also visited Beijing and […]
Russia’s Vladivostok to Boom as China Cuts Mineral Exports
China gets sidelined as global trade routes re-open further north Op-Ed Commentary: Chris Devonshire-Ellis May 24 – The Far Eastern Russian city of Vladivostok is set to experience a boom as concerns over China’s aggressive slashing of mineral exports dictate the need for new supplies. Circumnavigating the need to export vital commodities either through or […]
