David vs. Goliath (a.k.a. my former employer) Part 4 cont’d

July 18, 2010 by david · Leave a Comment 

The Great Fapiao Quest of 2010 cont’d Just for clarification.  A fapiao is like a tax receipt.  Basically the Chinese government has some difficulty in getting businesses (especially restaurants since they can open and close so quickly) to pay taxes to the government.  So the government created the fapiao/lottery system.  You get fapiaos at restaurants [...]

David vs. Goliath (a.k.a. my former employer) Part 4

July 18, 2010 by david · Leave a Comment 

The Great Fapiao quest of 2010   So after V and I tried to professionally discuss issue #11 (as we called it), we did as promised and went to the Foreign Labor Bureau to see what could be done for us to collect this money owed to us.  There was more shuffling between places going [...]

David vs. Goliath (a.k.a. my former employer) Part 3

July 18, 2010 by david · Leave a Comment 

Always read the fine print folks   Within Part 1 of this series of blogs I mentioned my skill in reading and finding important stuff within law documents.  Not only did I develop this skill, I also developed a knack for finding really crucial and important sh…, um STUFF in contracts (whether I’ve signed them [...]

David vs. Goliath (a.k.a my former employer) Part 2

July 18, 2010 by david · Leave a Comment 

Do It Yourself   I had no idea that 2 little pieces of paper would take so much effort to obtain.  You know in the beginning of “Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark” where Indiana has to escape the cave dodging darts, holes in the ground, sun triggered spikes, tarantulas, and that gigantic ball?  [...]

David vs. Goliath (a.k.a. my former employer) Part 1

July 16, 2010 by david · Leave a Comment 

                                                                                  Complications   Well the day has come.  I’ve finally started my internship with PassageMaker (PM) and China Sourcing Information Center (CSIC).  As I said in my introduction I’ll be writing about my life here in China, and the subsequent issues that come with living (especially living in China).  Boy o boy I’ve got a hell [...]

Some miscellaneous articles

May 27, 2010 by whit · Leave a Comment 

Feeling lazy today.  Sometimes the juices ain’t flowing.  In no particular order: MSNBC – Clinton says world must respond to N. Korea Financial Times – US warns over Beijing’s ‘assertiveness’ DER SPIEGEL  – Interview with Economist Nouriel Roubini: ‘We Will Have Even More Crises in the Future’ (hat tip Matt) Real Clear Politics – Depression [...]

China’s Mexico is inside China

May 26, 2010 by whit · Leave a Comment 

This analogy has a number of problems with it (like most analogies), but I got the point the first time I heard Mike Bellamy make it. Too many American industries rely on illegal labor to remain cost competitive, thus the constant drama on the border issue. The China nearly every Westerner sees is the coastal [...]