New Foreign Investment Guidelines in China Encourage Innovation
China welcomes foreign investment in a broad range of sectors, but investment in some industries is encouraged more than in others. China…
Best Practices to Structure Investments into China
Choosing the optimal investment structure – RO, JV, or a WFOE in consultancy, trading or manufacturing – is one legal component to…
Company Liquidation in China: Key Challenges to Wind-up your Chinese Company
Where a buyer cannot be found, or the income from a sale does not measure up to the remaining liquidation value of…
Cooperating with Staffing Firms in China
This article was written for, and first appeared in the March 2011 issue of China Law & Practice, a Euromoney publication. One…
Intellectual Property Rights in China
[The below text will be published as Chapter 3.5 (IP) of “Equipment Manufacturing and Machinery in China: Business opportunities for Dutch SMEs…
Expatriate Social Insurance in China: What Happens After 1 July 2011?
In the months since the promulgation of the PRC Social Insurance Law in October 2010, employers of expatriate workers have become increasingly…
RMB Bank Accounts for Foreign Companies Trading with China
On a recent trip to Europe, several clients asked me about the possibility of establishing Chinese currency (“RMB”) accounts in Hong Kong…
New Rules Impact Individual Income Tax Liabilities in China
On 30 June 2011, China’s National people’s Congress announced some major changes to the collection of individual income tax (IIT). These will…
Due Diligence – the First Step to M&A Business in China
This article is an extract from Chapter 8 (Mergers and Acquisitions) of “Chinese Commercial Law: A Practical Guide”. Published in October 2010…
Risky Business: China Issues New Rules on Permanent Establishment Risk for Foreign Business in China
Many foreign companies are unaware that their business may be subject to Chinese corporate income tax if such business creates a Permanent…
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