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Dual Language China Contracts: Don’t Get Fooled!

Apr 5, 2018 / Legal /

Foreign companies sign dual language contracts without knowing exactly what the Chinese language portion of their contract says. This is really risky dangerous. Many dual language Chinese-English contracts are silent on which language controls. Read More

Headlines from China: China’s Meridian Entertainment Forms Strategic Partnership with The Blacklist

Apr 4, 2018 / Headlines From China /

Beijing-based Meridian Entertainment announced today that the company had formed a strategic partnership with The Blacklist, a leading online script marketplace. Read More

Alibaba Pictures President Says Don’t Give Up

Apr 4, 2018 / Interview /

Timeless themes are on Zhang’s mind these days as she tries to steer Alibaba Pictures—the film unit of China’s biggest e-commerce company—into a technologically evolving future. She set up shop in the Los Angeles area in 2016, tasked by CEO Jack Ma to develop Alibaba’s entertainment business and find stories to share with the content-hungry audience in China, soon to be the largest movie market in the world. Read More

Headlines from China: China Now Has about 10,000 Movie Theaters

Apr 3, 2018 / Headlines From China /

According to data released by China’s film bureau, the number of movie theaters in mainland China was 9,965 as of March, 2018. These 9,965 movie theaters offer 54,165 screens, pipping the United States, which had about 45,000 screens as of 2017. Read More

What Chinese Films to See at Tribeca Film Festival, New Directors/New Films, and More

Apr 3, 2018 / Guide /

At the beginning of each month, CFI posts a comprehensive list of Chinese film screenings in NYC. Here is what to see in April. Read More

Alibaba Props up Its Gaming Unit by Acquiring Rights to Travel Frog

Apr 3, 2018 / Game /

Alibaba is serious about challenging Tencent and NetEase in the gaming arena and Travel Frog is another step in that direction. Read More

Headlines from China: Alibaba Acquires $740 Million Worth of Shares in Wanda Film

Apr 2, 2018 / Headlines From China /

Today, Wanda Film announced that the company's shareholder Wanda Investment had agreed to sell 90 million shares in the company to Alibaba's investment affiliate Hangzhou Zhenxi Investment. Read More

China Non Disclosure Agreements: Please Do Not Try This at Home

Apr 2, 2018 / Legal /

United States companies all too often make the mistake of trying to protect their intellectual property from China by using a U.S. style non-disclosure agreement (NDA). These agreements do not work for China. Chinese companies know this and so they willingly sign them. Read More

Confessions of a China Live Streamer

Apr 1, 2018 / People /

Having garnered a huge audience streaming on Momo, Yizhibo, Meipai, and Huajiao, Lauren Hallanan has the first-hand insights into China's live streaming sector. Read More

Headlines from China: ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ to Open in China Two Weeks Late

Mar 30, 2018 / Headlines From China /

Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War will hit the big screen in North America on April 27 and in China on May 11. Directors Anthony and Joe Russo, are set to greet fans in Shanghai Disneyland on April 19. Read More

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