China Business News Notes 03.02.09

Counterfeiters vs intellectual property lawyers.  LINK

February PMI still below 50 but improving from January's numbers. LINK

S&P: Defaults likely among China real estate developers.  LINK

Economic slowdown derailing mergers. LINK

Consolidation in the steel sector.  LINK

China's declining imports affecting the rest of Asia.  LINK

Nytimes: Shaoxing, a center of textile manufacturing, and the economic slowdown.  LINK

Apple to open second China store. LINK

China exports 10.6 billion USD of aquatic products in 2008.  LINK