Series: China Supply Chain Disputes
Your Supplier Copied Your Design and Is Selling It to Your Competitor
When your Chinese OEM factory uses your CAD files to produce for someone else — NNN agreements, design patents, mold ownership, and what actually works to protect your IP.
How to Prepare Evidence That Actually Holds Up in Chinese Arbitration
From inspection deadlines to WeChat records, from third-party testing to adverse inferences: evidence preparation in supply chain arbitration requires more discipline than most buyers realize.
Arbitration in China Is Less Scary Than You Think (and Probably Cheaper Too)
A practitioner's breakdown of China arbitration for foreign buyers: real enforcement rates, actual costs, CIETAC procedures, and the institutional safeguards most people don't know exist.
That Contract Clause You Ignored Could Cost You Everything
Five commonly overlooked clauses in Chinese supply contracts and why they decide the outcome of cross-border disputes. Arbitration, inspection periods, governing law, penalties, IP protection.
Your Chinese Supplier Shipped Defective Goods — Now What?
A practical guide for foreign buyers dealing with defective goods from Chinese suppliers. Steps to take immediately, from preserving evidence to arbitration.
Your Chinese supplier went silent after you paid the deposit. Now what?
Paid a deposit to a Chinese factory and now they won't respond? A practical guide to getting your money back, from demand letters to government complaints.
Series: Employment Disputes for Foreigners in China
Your Company Hasn't Paid You in Months — Can Foreigners File Labor Arbitration in China?
A complete guide for foreigners owed unpaid wages in China. Learn how to file labor arbitration, what evidence you need, key deadlines, and how to recover your salary even after leaving China.
Your Employer Just Fired You in China — What Are Your Rights?
A practical guide for foreign employees who've been terminated in China. Understand your legal protections, severance entitlements, visa implications, and how to fight back through labor arbitration.