Companies just have to know that technically, they will be in violation of these edicts.

If you're in a weak bargaining position, it can be used against you.

The great magic of Bald Head Island is that it lets people discover a pace they may not have thought existed in this day and age. Summers on Bald Head are just like summers when we were kids -- you get the feeling you've got endless time ahead of you to spend exactly as you please.

This is a variety of ministries making decisions that make sense in their own right, but when put together, can be very inhibitive.

Flip-flopping of laws is more damaging than the government making one statement of where it stands.

It's a case of getting close to the real decision makers and convincing them they're not an evil company and are good for China. They haven't played to the government as well as some other vendors, but they'll learn.