Can we expect intellectual property to be so different from some of the other legal challenges that China faces?
Today, China faces higher labor costs and competition from increasingly sophisticated manufacturing machinery.
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The World Bank said China faces the risk of an even deeper downturn if conditions in its key export markets worsen.
But China faces a difficult transition as it moves from being the factory to the world to being an innovation led economy.
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While China faces slower-paced growth, its middle class continues to earn more than they ever have before and is spending on brands with cache.
China faces similar problems but has managed to woo some overseas talent by appealing to patriotism and giving academics a chance to work in an innovative economy.
The more immediate challenges China faces must be addressed first.
The economy is sprinting along by Western standards, but China faces a hard adjustment to wean itself off excessive investment and exports in favour of more reliance on consumption.
Without the opening up of airspace, general aviation in China faces a chicken-and-egg problem: the lack of infrastructure on the ground limits the prospects for growth, but without more flights there is little reason to invest in such infrastructure, or in training schemes for pilots and technicians.
Foreign experts believe that China now faces a decision about which route it will follow.
Given the magnitude of the disaster, and the likely increase in the death toll, China certainly faces further tests on the efficacy of its response.
However, despite the optimism and indications of a rebound, China still faces potential hurdles that could derail its recovery, not least from ongoing issues surrounding its key trading partners.
China, which faces growing pollution problems from fossil fuels, recently resumed permitting new reactors, ending a hiatus that followed Fukushima.
No doubt a great and giant nation like China has many faces, but two of them are on primary display in international economic relations.
Other countries have also rung up hefty bills since the 2008 financial crash, but are at a much later stage of development than China, which faces a middle-income trap as its cheap labour pool dries up.
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But it seems Apple might have to foot a part of the subsidy bill and take a hit on margins for such a contract to happen. (see Apple Faces China Mobile-Sized Stumbling Block Limiting China Upside Potential) Penetrating China could mean long-term margin pressures as well as the company seeks to compete against the rapidly growing Android market, mitigated to an extent by the carrier subsidies.
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Like other manufacturers in China, Hon Hai faces rising labour costs, though it is better placed than most. (Mr Yang reckons that labour accounts for only 4.5% of the cost of goods sold.) A move up the value chain may help.
The alleged head of a multi-billion dollar smuggling ring in south-east China has confessed and now faces trial, Chinese state media say.
Some Darjeeling producers have switched to making green tea but this now faces competition from China, Mr David wrote in a recent article.
Nonetheless Amazon faces stiff competition from China's largest telecom carriers, such as China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd.
In China, the typical Chinese also faces rising prices for nearly everything.
Last year Boyd bought Agoda, a Thai online booking service that he plans to use to expand into Asia (except for China and India, where he faces entrenched competitors).
It faces daunting challenges from China Inc. and the free software movement, and its high-margin boxes may yet fall under the same relentless cost pressure that has long strained most hardware businesses.
Despite bumper harvests in recent years, officials and experts warn that China's grain security still faces potential risks as over 35m metric tonnes of grain are wasted each year from poor storage and transportation, Global Times and China Daily report.
Apple (AAPL) faces another patent dispute in China, this time from Shanghai Zhi Zhen Internet Technology Co.
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