For years, Western firms have complained of unequal access in China, a vast consumer market and also global supplier of raw materials and components. Western governments have expressed concern about "economic coercion", and companies have considered "de-risking" supply chains and operations away from China.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 The supply of local white rice is expected to increase by 450,000 tonnes by the end of the year, says Paddy and Rice Regulation director-general Datuk.
Although parallel cosmetic imports do not violate Chinese trademark laws, a recent report in the National Law Review outlined three approaches businesses can take to secure enforcement action against unconsented resales.
I talk to David Cragin, Quality Assurance and External Affairs Director for large multinational pharmaceutical company, to discuss his experience working in China with foreign regulators, including language barriers, cultural differences, differing regulatory standards.