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Why Tianjin’s Cybersecurity Rules Hit Different for US Companies If you’re a US founder eyeing Tianjin as your China entry point, you’re looking at a city that’s been a gateway to Beijing for six centuries. Today, it’s a municipality of 13.6 million people with a GDP north of 1.85 trillion RMB — a major industrial hub sitting just 75 miles from the capital, home to the Binhai New Area free trade zone and some of China’s heaviest manufacturing. ...

Why Tianjin Negotiations Go Sideways for US Founders You flew into Binhai International Airport last Tuesday. The humidity hit you like a wet blanket—34°C, overcast, the kind of heat that makes your shirt stick before you clear customs. Your Tianjin partner picked you up in a black Buick GL8, the unofficial chariot of Chinese business. Dinner was hairy crab and baijiu at a private room near the Haihe River. Everyone smiled, toasted “gān bēi” three times, and signed a term sheet on a napkin—metaphorically speaking. ...