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02 Aug 2026
Doing Business in China: Shanghai vs Shenzhen vs Beijing
Legally reviewed by: Peter Ye, Outbound Investment & Foreign Investment Counsel, for mainland PRC FDI, ODI/FX and corporate structuring scope. Last legally reviewed: 7 August 2026…
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02 Aug 2026
VAT in China for Foreign Businesses: Fapiao Practical Guide (2026)
Not tax or legal advice. VAT rates, fapiao systems and small-scale thresholds change. This page is how a foreign-invested taxpayer invoices — not a rate encyclopedia.If customers…
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02 Aug 2026
Company Deregistration and Liquidation in China
Closing a Chinese company usually requires three connected stages: a valid dissolution event or decision, liquidation of assets and liabilities, and deregistration with the releva…
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02 Aug 2026
Representative Office vs WFOE in China (2026)
Not legal advice. Access, tax and labour rules change. This page is the two-way operating fork — the four-way WFOE/RO/JV/VIE tree lives on the entity-choice page.If you need to in…
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02 Aug 2026
NNN Agreements for China Manufacturing: The One-Week Sprint (2026)
Not legal advice. NNN is a contract package, not a Civil Code title. Compare NNN vs NDA if HQ still wants the California form.This page is the one-week sprint: who chops, what the…
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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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02 Aug 2026
Choosing a China Entity: WFOE, RO, JV or VIE (2026)
Not legal advice. Access rules and capital clocks change. This page chooses the vehicle. First hire, profit remittance and liquidation are sister pages.If you need to invoice and…
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02 Aug 2026
Doing Business in China: Legal Routebook
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01 Aug 2026
Shanghai Free Trade Zone Legal Guide — Investment, Trade & Disputes
Shanghai · InstitutionsShanghai FTZ Legal Guide for Foreign BusinessesThe Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ) is mainland China’s flagship open-economy pilot. Foreign companies u…
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31 Jul 2026
China Equity Joint Venture vs WFOE
Entity choice between WFOE and equity JV stays on this live URL. We do not create /wfoe-vs-joint-venture. A standalone JV definition can be a later sibling; this page is the compa…
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30 Jul 2026
What Is a WFOE? Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprise in China
Direct answer“WFOE” (wholly foreign-owned enterprise) remains common market terminology for a mainland China limited liability company wholly owned by foreign investor(s). Since t…
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30 Jul 2026
China Product Safety & Incident Command: Defects, Recalls, CBEC and Evidence
A China product problem may be a standards or certification issue, a quality/warranty dispute, a potential defect, a consumer complaint, a regulator inquiry, a recall question, a…
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30 Jul 2026
China Real Property Transaction & Occupancy Map: Buy, Lease, Build, Finance and Exit
A China property decision is not just a purchase or lease. It is a question of who is transacting, which building and land-use rights are involved, what use is permitted, what the…
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30 Jul 2026
China Injury Response & Claim Map: Safety, Evidence, Insurance and Support
If anyone may need urgent medical care or immediate safety support, seek that help first. Do not delay care to collect evidence or make a legal decision. If it is safe, ask a trus…
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30 Jul 2026
China Criminal Procedure & Criminal Defense Guide for Foreign Nationals
If a foreign national has been questioned, detained, arrested or placed under another compulsory measure in China, the appropriate next steps depend heavily on the person’s exact…
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