Bridging information gaps sees benefits

As intellectual property issues are caught in the middle of tensions between China and the United States, an IP law expert in Silicon Valley has set her sights on bridging the information gaps and inspiring exchanges between the two sides.

"Many businesses and policymakers seem to have little knowledge about China law and policy. Worse, some may have 'myths'," said Mei Gechlik, founder and CEO of Sinotalks, a think tank and consultancy in Silicon Valley.

One of the popular myths is that foreign parties cannot win in Chinese courts or State-owned enterprises, and that government agencies are so powerful that lawsuits brought by private enterprises against them are doomed to failure.