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Establishing and governing China entities—registration pathways, foreign investment interfaces, chops and authority, M&A, and PE/VC structuring themes.
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04 Sep 2026
Overseas Technology M&A by Chinese NEV Companies: How to Control R&D Data, Export-Control Risk and Arbitration Before Signing
A Wuhan new-energy vehicle group proposes to acquire a European battery-management technology company. The target's code repositories, testing records and employee data are stored…
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04 Sep 2026
Chinese Manufacturing Joint Ventures After the Revised Company Law: How Foreign Investors Should Structure Capital Calls, Board Vetoes and Deadlock Remedies
A foreign industrial group and a Chinese partner establish a manufacturing joint venture in Wuhan. The foreign party contributes technology and cash; the Chinese party contributes…
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04 Sep 2026
Unpaid Registered Capital in China M&A Before the 2027 Transition Deadline: Pricing the Liability and Drafting the SPA
A buyer proposes to acquire a Chinese company whose registered capital is RMB 50 million but only RMB 15 million has been paid. The old articles allow the remaining amount to be c…
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04 Sep 2026
Buying a Chinese Manufacturing Target with Hidden Compliance Problems: Turning Bribery, Mixed-Employment and Governance Findings into SPA Protections
A foreign buyer agrees to acquire a Nanjing manufacturing target and discovers three uncomfortable facts during diligence: distributor rebates are poorly documented, a procurement…
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04 Sep 2026
Removing a Resistant China General Manager During a Foreign-Owned Factory Shutdown: How to Secure Corporate Control Before Employment Termination
A foreign shareholder decides to close its Suzhou factory. The China general manager opposes the decision. The GM is also the legal representative, controls the company chop, has…
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04 Sep 2026
Foreign-Invested Manufacturing Restructuring in China Before the 2027 Capital Transition Deadline: How to Sequence Capital, Employees, Contracts and Liquidation
A foreign-invested manufacturer in Suzhou has operated for more than a decade. The overseas parent wants to consolidate production into another China entity and close the older co…
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04 Sep 2026
Buying a Chinese Company Before the 2027 Registered-Capital Transition Deadline: The Due Diligence and SPA Protections Buyers Need for Unpaid Subscribed Capital
A foreign investor agrees to buy 100% of a Chinese limited liability company established in 2018. The target has RMB 50 million registered capital. Only RMB 15 million has been pa…
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04 Sep 2026
Foreign-Invested Company Exit from China Before the 2027 Capital Transition Deadline: Choosing Between a Share Sale, Asset Sale and Liquidation
A Korean or Japanese parent company owns a manufacturing subsidiary in China that was established years ago. The parent has decided that the business no longer fits its regional s…
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30 Aug 2026
Can a Chinese Company Acquire a Vietnamese Company in 2026?
A Practical Guide to Foreign Share Acquisitions Under Vietnam’s New Investment Law Vietnam remains one of the most important overseas investment destinations for Chinese manufactu…
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30 Aug 2026
Can a Chinese Company Own 100% of a PT PMA in Indonesia?
A Practical 2026 Guide for Chinese Manufacturers and Investors For Dongguan manufacturers and other Chinese businesses looking at Indonesia, one of the first questions asked is of…
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29 Aug 2026
Navigating Outbound Greenfield Investments in Southeast Asia: ODI Approval Time-Lags, Vietnam Land Title Risks, and Indonesian Labor Red Lines
Executive Summary & Tactical Overview As global manufacturing supply chains decentralize, Southeast Asia has emerged as the primary destination for greenfield investments by new e…
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29 Aug 2026
Structuring Greenfield Investments in Southeast Asia: Resolving ODI Approval Gaps, Vietnam Land Rights, and Indonesian Labor Red Lines
Executive Summary & Tactical Overview As global manufacturing supply chains decentralize, Southeast Asia has emerged as the primary destination for greenfield investments by new e…
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08 Aug 2026
GDPR for Chinese Companies: DPO, EU Representative and the China-Return Data Flow
Subject to further legal review and update. This guide is published for research orientation on China Legal Portal. It is not formal legal advice. Statutes, procedures, thresholds…
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06 Aug 2026
EU Merger Control, FDI Screening and the Foreign Subsidies Regulation: Clearance Strategy for Cross-Border Deals
A cross-border transaction touching the EU now runs three parallel regulatory workstreams: merger control under the EU Merger Regulation, national foreign direct investment (FDI)…
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06 Aug 2026
NDRC Filing or Approval? The ODI Sequence Before a Chinese Company Remits Funds for an Overseas Acquisition
Before a Chinese buyer can remit funds for an overseas acquisition, it must complete a three-track sequence: project filing or approval with the NDRC, enterprise outbound investme…
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