china legal system  In my last update in my “Doing Business With
China” series, I discussed how little Chinese companies and in
particular China itself, respects the intellectual property of
Western companies.  I promised that in my next edition, I would
examine some of those so-called “laws” in China that are
allegedly supposed to protect foreign companies that come in to
do business in China. This article is my fulfillment of that
promise.  Big business, whether through ignorance or hope,
insists that China has a plethora of well reasoned laws. Thus,
they continue, if and when things go sour, we can rely on the
judiciary and legal system to sort it all out.  Our shareholders
needn’t worry, China is a safe haven for business.  The reality
is that China’s legal system is a concoction of poorly made
laws, lax enforcement and a weak judiciary.  “Chinese law” has
been called an oxymoron by many. Looking more closely at their
IPR protections, one does have to wonder.  Although China has a
constitution and host of