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A man posted a video on the Internet with the headline “fight, one dead and one injured” when he was waiting for a train in Beijing station. Then he was caught by Beijing Railway Police.

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Alert

 

On May 9th, the Beijing Railway Police found that someone had posted two videos with the headline “fight” and “one dead, one injured” respectively. After investigation, it’s found that there was no so-called “one dead, one injured” alert.

 

After the police checked surveillance, it looks like that there were only two passengers who had a quarrel in the fourth waiting room in the early morning, but they were quickly dismissed by station staff and other passengers.

The time, scene and characters were the same as those in the video. However, there was no “one dead, one injured” as mentioned in the headline.

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Rumor

The police found that there was a man shooting video at the scene, which was likely to be the suspect who posted these two fake videos.

 

In fact, Cao, when he took a rest in the waiting room, saw two passengers who were in a quarrel, then took a video to record it. 

 

At first, he posted this video with the headline of “fight”. After one minute later, he posted this video again with the headline of “one dead, one injured in Beijing Railway Station”.

 

Police: Why you posted it?

Cao: I thought it’s interesting, so, I posted it on the Internet.

Police: What’s your headline in the second video?

Cao: One dead, one injured in the fight.

Police: Why you chose this one?

Cao: I thought this one was more attractive, so…

Police: Is it true? Did you see it?

Cao: No.

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Detention

 

Although Cao was regret for what he did to attract “click” and “view”, it’s too late!

 

To fabricate and spread any fake video or information will be caught by police for seriously disrupting public order and damaging society harmony.  (标题一真一假，手铐一左一右)

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Please pay attention to what we do on the Internet, don’t fabricate, spread and believe rumors! 

 

Under the Amendment to Criminal Law of the People’s Republic of China, a person convicted of the charge of spreading rumors online shall be sentenced to criminal detention or control for no more than 3 years; for serious consequences, it shall be sentenced to criminal detention for 3 to 7 years.

Peking in 1973 was a city of muted shades – in November a clear blue sky, the soft greys of the hutongs, and the gentle rays of a weak winter sun produced a special clear winter light.

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The omnipresent blue and khaki clothing, with few touches of color, added to the feeling of quiet.

 

 

Very young children were the exception to these shades of blue, grey and khaki, dressed in bright red jackets with matching red cheeks. An opportunity to express a difference, break the monotony.

 

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Nevertheless, we often saw people on the streets with empty expressionless eyes, men so thin that their belts wrapped twice around their waists; big character posters denouncing officials, high and low, plastered the walls; and loudspeakers on every lamp post proclaimed the latest political campaign.  

 

We were insulated from most of this – frustrated observers trying to fathom what was happening.

 

 

Bicycles overflowed the broad Peking streets, weaving their way past stolid plodding trolley buses, donkey-drawn and sometimes man-drawn carts, and the very occasional Russian or Polish car.

 

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Official foreign delegations increased in number and frequency as China opened its doors wider to the “outside world” and more foreign governments negotiated diplomatic recognition of The People’s Republic of China.

 

 

Travel by foreigners between cities was restricted, as was travel beyond the city’s perimeters.

 

 

The Great Wall at Badaling was “open“, as were several of the Thirteen Ming Tombs, where we would spend many a lazy summer Sunday on long picnics, with local ham, imported cheeses and many glasses of Australian wine.

 

The Summer Palace was also “open“: beautiful pavilions, arched bridges, the infamous Marble Boat and the long external wooden corridors, their romantic traditional scenes of life in the courts roughly white-washed over in deference to the political pressures of the time.

 

Travel outside Peking, even to Shanghai, was not possible without a travel permit, and approvals were by no means certain.

 

Shanghai had an independent and rebellious nature and there were times when it simply “wasn’t convenient” for foreign visitors to visit.  

 

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But visits to Shanghai, when they did take place, were a pleasant and decadent break from Peking.

 

Colored shirts were on sale in the Shanghai department stores, as were chocolates wrapped in silver foil. You could even get even pepper steak and Souffle Grand Marnier, without the Grand Marnier, in the wonderful vestige of pre-1949 Shanghai – the Red House Restaurant.

 

Today in Beijing, the sky is rarely blue, the bicycles have all but gone, and the shops are overflowing with consumer products and consumers.

 

Major brands are present on every thoroughfare; there is too much choice available between Chinese and international cuisines, and travel, except to Tibet, is unrestricted.

 

 

The old city with its hutongs and ancient archways and the old City Wall have all but disappeared. The city is taking on a new character, more befitting, perhaps, the 21st century, but there are things about the Peking of 1973 that I will always miss.

 

China’s economic prosperity is spreading. From more comfortable living standards to staggering raises in salary, life for the average Chinese citizen outclasses many Western nations and has had a massive impact on the lives of foreign visitors to China. 

Starting a business in China is a big feat in itself. There are a lot of considerations to factor in and a different set of laws that one must follow to be able to have smooth-sailing operations in one of the world’s leading business country.

Aside from that, you would be required quite a financial and time investment. 

To be able to get to a level where your business can operate without being stressed with all the technical details, there are things that you need to know before you even go out and set up a business in China.

 

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Business nature in China

• A Wholly-owned Foreign Enterprise (WFOE)

• A Contractual or Cooperative Joint Venture (CJV)

• An Equity Joint Venture (EJV)

• A Representative Office (RO)

• A Foreign Invested Partnership Enterprise (FIPE)

• Hong Kong company

 

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Scope and definition 

The business laws in China are quite stricter when it comes to defining the scope of business. 

 

The Chinese local authorities reserve the right to prohibit or restrict your business if the scope and definition of your business do not align with China’s rules and regulations. 

 

It is noteworthy that they can permit and even encourage you to set up your business in China if the scope and definition have been laid out carefully and accurately. 

 

To save time and to not let your efforts go to waste, make sure you set the scope of your business first, so you don’t run into complications with the laws of China when it comes to setting up a business.

 

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Minimum registered capital 

Typically, the Chinese government has a definite minimum registered capital depending on the scope and nature of business. 

 

To avoid any future hassle due to foreign currency control policy, it is highly recommended to set a minimum registered capital based on your business scope and operation scale even though it is not required by law.

 

Before you even start acting on the actual set-up of your business in China, it is important that you know about the minimum registered capital for the type of business you have to avoid financial loss.

 

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 Responsibilities as an employer

 

Setting up your business, handling the employees’ payroll and statutory benefits in China, especially for foreign companies, can be a very overwhelming, complicated task. 

 

Moreover, different cities in China have different policies and it is very important to adhere to them. 

 

 

To ease the stress and minimize confusion in this process, it is best to consult an experienced and a licensed service provider about the best way to manage this process.  

 

Thus, outsourcing the administrative tasks to a local service provider with strong local know-how is very common among foreign small and medium enterprises in China.

 

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Thorough background check 

 

We cannot deny the fact that scammers exist anywhere in the world. China is not excused with this. 

 

It is very important that you check your joint venture partner’s credibility. Before you even think of signing a contract with them, you should exhaust all means of research to know the truth behind your business partner.  

 

China is a foreign land and doing business with an offshore partner carelessly is a hassle and it can bring about complicated repercussions to you and your business.

 

An expat from Shenzhen started crowdfunding (fundraising) for himself online on website gogetfunding.com to fight judgment in court because he was cheated by his partner and barred from leaving China. 

 

Check!  https://gogetfunding.com/being-wrongfully-sued-in-china/

 

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Employee management system 

 

• Staff training

• Performance assessment

• Career management

• Communications policies

 

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 Company’s intellectual property

  

Since you’ve gone all the way to set up a business in China, you don’t want it to be a waste by losing the intellectual property to others. 

 

Be knowledgeable about Chinese intellectual property (IP) rights. The IP protection rights will provide a business with the protection and registration of trademarks, copyrights, and patents. 

 

Also, be aware that disclosure and other issues might affect and limit your application and will jeopardize your efforts of securing IP protection. 

 

If you are really serious about doing business in China, you should start processing the IP protection rights of your business as soon as possible so as to avoid any conflicts and disputes.

Have you watched season eight, episode six: The Iron Throne. At last, after 73 episodes in 9 years, untold millions of dollars and an estimated 200,000 slayings made this epic show becoming the “throne of drama”.

 

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However, “game of IPR” is 10,000 times exciting than the plot in real life. 

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Disaster of pirate

Only one single “Game of Thrones” has cost more than 10 million dollars to produce. At the beginning of the broadcast, HD edition of piracy has spread on the internet.

 

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In 2017, during the broadcast of season 7, the views of piracy edition reached 91.74 million due to hacker’s attack.

Authorized media: Everyone is eager to watch piracy edition, what can we do? How do we survive?

Loyal fans: It’s unfair! I spend dozens of dollars to buy a membership(Tencent in China), but others watch this for free!

The producing team: To sell pirate is better than create an epic drama! Why??? where is our motive power??? 

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Protection of IPR

In order to avoid all kind of pirate and the consumption of IP, the producer HBO already made efforts on protection of IP, compared with MARVE.

 These MARVEL’s Heroes Aren’t Illegal Hero Anymore!

Protection in all classes

Before entering the market, HBO first carried out a wave of brand protection, covering all the core film and television services as well as peripheral items, such as electronic products, drinks, magazines, bags, furniture, kitchen utensils, shoes and clothes, toys and movies video and so on.

 

 

As the series has grown in popularity, HBO has put more emphasis on intellectual property protection, and its trademark registration covers nearly 45 trademark classes.

Even similar trademark

Besides focusing on the protection of all kinds of trademarks, HBO strictly prohibits others from using the trademarks and immediately raises objections once it is found.

For example, they complain about jewelry in class14 and wine in class 33.

 

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Counterattack of authorized drama

If millions of fans around the world are flocking to piracy edition, it’s like an army of “dead people” attacking us. Though pirate behavior is very serious, they can’t be ruined immediately.

 

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As a matter of fact, the downloading piracy edition is infringing the copyright of drama. To protect IPR and encourage the original, the whole world is strengthening protection efforts.

USA: A 22-year-old man uploaded a movie to Facebook for free viewing, which made him facing six months in prison for violating federal laws. The offense carries the maximum sentence to one year in prison and a fine of 100,000 USD.

Japan: A new copyright law regulates that downloading unauthorized music and video files from the Internet, knowing it is piracy, may be sentenced up to 2 years’ detention or a fine of up to 2 million yen.

 

It is also illegal to compress an image from a copy-proof DVD to a PC terminal.

According to the current trend, the protection of IPR will only become stronger and stronger.

 

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