Legal Pot Doesn’t Mean US Will Lose Ground to China
After popular votes late last year, Washington and Colorado are now the first two U.S. states to...
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Baidu Sued for Aiding Chinese Censorship
Eight Chinese citizens living in New York have sued Baidu, China’s largest search engine, for censoring content. Bloomberg reports: The plaintiffs seek $16 million in damages from the company and the Chinese government...
Florida Family Awarded $2.5 Million Over Defective Drywall
From Bloomberg: A Florida couple suffered $2.5 million in damages as a result of defective drywall from China, a Florida jury found yesterday, helping to set a standard for trials throughout the U.S. In the first jury trial in...
Diplomat’s Arrest in Houston Spurs Complaint From China
The New York Times reports on the arrest of a Chinese diplomat on the grounds of the Chinese consulate in Houston by local police: Three Houston police officers caused an international incident last weekend when they followed a...
US Lawsuits May Flood China Drywalls
Houses made with drywall produced in China have been plagued with numerous safety and health issues. Now a lawsuit brought by U.S. homeowners is targeting the Chinese drywall sector. From Asia Times: In a 108-page ruling issued...
Ex-Chinese Bankers Are Sentenced To Prison in $482 Million Scam
The Washington Post has more details on the Bank of China managers sentenced to prison in the U.S. for embezzling $482 million: For more than a decade, the bank managers lived in high style, jetting to Las Vegas and Macau to bet...
US Jails China Bankers for Fraud
Two former Bank of China managers, and their wives, have been sentenced to up to 25 years in prison in the U.S. for stealing $485 million. BBC reports: Xu Choafan, Xu Guojun, Kuang Wan Fang and Yu Ying Yi had also been convicted...
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