--- title: "Chinese Law in International Business & Trading with Huiying Zhang" slug: "chinese-law-international-business-trading" type: "archive" url: "https://globalfromanywhere.com/chinese-law-international-business-trading/" canonical_url: "https://globalfromanywhere.com/chinese-law-international-business-trading/" date_published: "2014-07-08T02:56:31+00:00" description: "GFA040. Thank you everyone for tuning in - I’m recording today’s intro on July 4th here in China - I’m still a proud American- which can be hard without fireworks and campfires and barbecues like I remember back stateside!" --- # Chinese Law in International Business & Trading with Huiying Zhang [![gfa40 chinese law in international business and trading t](https://globalfromanywhere.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/gfa40-chinese-law-in-international-business-and-trading-t.png)](https://globalfromanywhere.com/chinese-law-international-business-trading/) Podcast: [Play in new window](https://media.blubrry.com/podcast_global_from_asia/p/podcast.globalfromasia.com/gfa40.mp3 "Play in new window") | [Download](https://media.blubrry.com/podcast_global_from_asia/s/podcast.globalfromasia.com/gfa40.mp3 "Download") Subscribe: [RSS](https://globalfromanywhere.com/feed/podcast/ "Subscribe via RSS") Thank you everyone for tuning in – I’m recording today’s intro on July 4th here in China – I’m still a proud American- which can be hard without fireworks and campfires and barbecues like I remember back stateside! i’m back in shenzhen after a couple weeks on the road in Chengdu and Shanghai, catching up w/ my fam. A really exciting update is I will be a Forbes China columnist covering entrepreneurs in China. I just found out while in Shanghai visiting their offices and am so pumped to setup some interviews and roll that out. Keep everyone updated there. So enough of the news – this week we have Huiying, a Chinese lawyer who specialized in corporate law – which I know many listeners have been asking me how to properly setup contracts and deals with doing business with Chinese factories and trading companies. I got way more value than I was expecting and Huiying drops some huge education on me in the show – so valuable so definitely listen up ## Topics Covered in this Episode * Introduction of Huiying Zhang * So you have both East and West culture and business experience – any preferences? haha * But I do think the legal system in China has been improving a lot since I have first been here in 2007. What is your feeling? * In previous interviews – some have complained about losing a lot of money buying from factories – and not getting much attention / help even when a contract has been signed…I know this is a tough situation – but any tips? * If the Western business doesn’t have a company in China – is a contract still helpful? * How about a Hong Kong Limited company – will that help for legal issues in Mainland china? * What is the “deal size” that makes it worth it – meaning – I had some issues in the past too and a lawyer here told me that it wasn’t worth doing anything as the order size was less than $100,000usd. If it is over that, then he said it is worth doing something. * Some examples of how a Western business has protected itself doing business in China? * Some… not so fun examples of Western businesses who made mistakes or … had bad luck, with their contracts in China. * Explain your services a bit – and can SMEs afford your rates? I know a lot of small business owners are always afraid lawyers may not be possible for them financially. * Ways people can contact you Huiying? ## People / Companies / Resources Mentioned in this Episode * [Forbes China](http://www.forbeschina.com) * [Aberdeen Law School in UK](http://www.abdn.ac.uk/law/) * **NPC** – National People’s Congress – the group that makes the legislation and laws in China * [Alibaba](http://www.alibaba.com) * [Skype](http://www.skype.com) * Fapiao – Official tax receipt for sales (similar to US sales tax) * Levels of Court in China: (1) Primary Court – district level for smaller cases, (2) Intermediate Court, (3) Supreme Court * [Huiying’s law firm in Shenzhen](http://www.lawincn.com/docc/default.html) * Contacting Huiying by email – zhanghy @ lawincn.com ## Episode Length: 35:57 I’m so happy we got Huiying on the show – she really went above and beyond my expectations. And for her to share in English and she was a bit nervous so please thank her for me if you have the chance! I am a bit jealous of those listeners able to get these insights so directly – it took me years of making mistakes and losing out to learn it – and hopefully everyone can use this to their advantage to save and MAKE money doing international business. I’m working on a conference summer for the spring, very early stage but if interested please let me know! ## Download Options * Direct Download: Right-click [here](https://podcast.globalfromasia.com/gfa40.mp3) and click “Save As” for a direct download * iTunes: [Listen and subscribe](https://globalfromanywhere.com/itunes) on iTunes for free! * Android: Listen via [Stitcher Internet Radio](https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/global-from-asia-doing-business-via-hong-kong) streaming * If you enjoyed this episode, leave a positive review on [iTunes](https://globalfromanywhere.com/itunes)! 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