Foreign Investment and Trade Disputes in China

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Foreign investors in China ignore the impact of trade disputes at their own peril. What are the issues involved, and how can investors protect themselves?

By Matthew McConkey, Legal Counsel, Coudert Brothers LLP, Beijing

China represents tremendous opportunities for most investors. With opportunities come risks, however. An example is in foreign trade. Despite all of the hype over China, it is surprising that more trade conflicts are not reported among foreign investors in China. With the growing number of foreign individuals and entities assuming the risk and investing in China's manufacturing industry-one saddled by non-market economy status and which has in recent years seen anti-dumping duties ranging from a few percent to a couple hundred percent-why isn't there a greater concern about trade disputes?

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