What role (if any) does the Judiciary play in relations with China?
Unlike the legislature or domestic distributors, U.S. courts are not in a place to proactively promote consumer protection until it is faced with a particular matter. That is not to say interpretation of legislation or treatment of matters properly before a court can not be useful in setting precedents or sending messages. Unfortunately, when foreign defendants fail to respond to service of process requests, courts have limited options outside of a finding of contempt. To find an entity in contempt means little to an exporting businesses, already having demonstrated complacency toward the prospective litigation.