As Abbott trade mission kicks off, Australians face the perils of doing business in China

By Philip Wen
Updated April 9 2014 - 2:18pm, first published 7:52am
"A lot of [Chinese] people don’t want to leave their country, but feel they have no choice": Zhao Ying in Tianjin. Photo: Sanghee Liu
"A lot of [Chinese] people don’t want to leave their country, but feel they have no choice": Zhao Ying in Tianjin. Photo: Sanghee Liu
Bao Ying says she has been left in debt after being swindled by her Chinese business partner. Photo: Sanghee Liu
Bao Ying says she has been left in debt after being swindled by her Chinese business partner. Photo: Sanghee Liu
Matthew Ng at Guangdong Supreme Court in 2012. Photo: Sanghee Liu
Matthew Ng at Guangdong Supreme Court in 2012. Photo: Sanghee Liu
Charlotte Chou at Guangzhou Intermediate Court. Photo: Sanghee Liu
Charlotte Chou at Guangzhou Intermediate Court. Photo: Sanghee Liu

Dalian: As the property boom in Dalian first smouldered in the early 1990s, Bao Ying, then a young woman in her late twenties, rubbed shoulders with Wang Jianlin in local municipal offices, filling out paperwork, applying for permits, and waiting for an audience with officials.

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