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08 Aug 2026
Paying Staff in the UK: PAYE, NIC, RTI and IR35 for Chinese Employers
Legally reviewed by: Rebecca Hartley, UK Payroll and Employment Tax Adviser, for UK payroll and employment-tax content; and Peter Ye, Outbound Investment & ODI/FX Lawyer, for main…
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08 Aug 2026
Hiring in the UK: Subsidiary, EOR or Agency Planning for Chinese Companies
Legally reviewed by: Harriet Lawson, England and Wales Employment Solicitor, for England and Wales employment-law content; and Peter Ye, Outbound Investment & ODI/FX Lawyer, for m…
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07 Aug 2026
What Happens to Your Visa If You Lose Your Job in China (2026)
Not legal advice. Work-permit and residence practice is city-specific. Confirm the local FAST / SAFEA window and PSB Exit-Entry counter for your passport and employer. This page i…
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07 Aug 2026
Working in China on an M Visa: Illegal Employment Risks (2026)
Not legal advice. An M visa is not a work permit. Exit-Entry practice is local. This page is not the overstay or transfer SOP.If you have a desk, a roster or a China boss, an M st…
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07 Aug 2026
China Work Permit Document Checklist for Employers & Expats
General information only. Work authorisation, residence, permanent residence, and exit-entry enforcement turn on nationality, employer registration, local practice, and immigratio…
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07 Aug 2026
Changing Employer in China: Work Permit Transfer (转聘) Without Illegal Employment (2026)
Not legal advice. Work-permit transfer practice is city-specific. Confirm the current SAFEA/MOST portal and your Exit-Entry window. This page is the transfer SOP — if you have no…
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07 Aug 2026
China Visa Overstay: Fines, Exit Records and Deportation Risk (2026)
Not legal advice. Exit-Entry penalties are applied by officers against the live statute and local practice. This page orients; it is not a fine calculator and not advice on evadin…
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07 Aug 2026
China Five-Star Card: Permanent Residence Eligibility (2026)
Not legal advice. NIA permanent-residence rules and recommendation channels change. This page is who even has a channel — not a points calculator and not citizenship.The five-star…
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07 Aug 2026
China Work Permit & Residence Permit Timeline (2026)
Not legal advice. Work-permit clocks are city-specific. Bands below are orientation, not SLA. Changing employer or job-loss stay visas are other pages.A first China work authorisa…
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07 Aug 2026
China Work Permit Class A vs B (Points and Salary, 2026)
Not legal advice. MOST / SAFEA classification notices and city implementations change. This page is A vs B vs C — not the work-permit timeline and not a 2021 scorecard as law.Most…
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07 Aug 2026
Working & Staying in China Legally: Expat Status Hub
General information only. Work authorisation, residence, permanent residence, and exit-entry enforcement turn on nationality, employer registration, local practice, and immigratio…
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07 Aug 2026
China Work Status: Key Laws & Authorities
General information only. Work authorisation, residence, permanent residence, and exit-entry enforcement turn on nationality, employer registration, local practice, and immigratio…
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05 Aug 2026
Working and Living in China: Immigration and Employment Compliance
Legally reviewed by: Ming Xu, Immigration Lawyer, Jilin Shengyuan Law Firm, for mainland PRC immigration and employment law. Last legally reviewed: 5 August 2026. Expat status clu…
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02 Aug 2026
Factory Labour Compliance in China: Orientation for Manufacturers
Plant HR asks: How do we staff a factory lawfully—contracts, overtime, dispatch, student workers, and restructuring? Manufacturing sites concentrate labour risk. This orientation…
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02 Aug 2026
Hiring Your First Employee in China: Roadmap (2026)
Not legal advice. Labour and social-insurance practice is local. Cost percentages below are orientation. Foreign hires add the visa timeline.Your first China employee is a Labour…
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