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Real Property

Foreign Investment in Forestry Land Development and Urban Renewal in China: A Legal Guide for International Investors

Under China's Constitution and Land Administration Law, all land in China is either state-owned or collectively owned. Forestland in Heilongjiang is predomin…

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Company Formation
Legally reviewed · 7 Sep 2026

Buying a Chinese Manufacturing Target with Hidden Compliance Problems: Turning Bribery, Mixed-Employment and Governance Findings into SPA Protections

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Financial Services
Legally reviewed · 7 Sep 2026

When a Chinese Private Equity Fund Reaches the End of Its Term but Does Not Liquidate: A Limited Partner's Legal and Governance Options

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Company Formation
Legally reviewed · 7 Sep 2026

Foreign-Invested Manufacturing Restructuring in China Before the 2027 Capital Transition Deadline: How to Sequence Capital, Employees, Contracts and Liquidation

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Employment
Legally reviewed · 7 Sep 2026

Employee Transfer in China M&A After Labor Dispute Interpretation II: How Buyers Should Structure Workforce Integration Without Creating Mixed-Employer Liability

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Company Formation
Legally reviewed · 7 Sep 2026

Removing a Resistant China General Manager During a Foreign-Owned Factory Shutdown: How to Secure Corporate Control Before Employment Termination

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Data Privacy
Legally reviewed · 7 Sep 2026

Cross-Border Employee and R&D Data from a Suzhou Factory After the 2024 CAC Rules: When Is a Transfer Exempt and When Does PIPL Still Require a Compliance Route?

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Employment
Legally reviewed · 7 Sep 2026

Investigating Employee Kickbacks in China: How Multinationals Should Collect Evidence Without Turning a Compliance Investigation into a Privacy or Dismissal Problem

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IP
Legally reviewed · 7 Sep 2026

Pre-IPO IP Cleanup for Suzhou Technology Companies: How Patent Ownership, Employee Inventions and Research-Institute Licenses Become Registration-System Problems

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IP
Legally reviewed · 7 Sep 2026

GPL Open-Source Code in a Chinese Commercial Product: How to Prevent a Software Copyright Dispute Over Secondary Development and Source-Code Disclosure

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Trade & Customs
Legally reviewed · 7 Sep 2026

China Customs Audits of Related-Party Import Prices: How Multinationals Should Reconcile Transfer Pricing, Royalties and Customs Valuation Before a Year-End Adjustment Creates Duty Exposure

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Trade & Customs
Legally reviewed · 7 Sep 2026

Electronic Bills of Lading Under China's Revised Maritime Law: What Carriers and Cargo Interests Must Prove When a Digital Record Is Transferred, Converted or Used for Delivery

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Trade & Customs
Legally reviewed · 7 Sep 2026

Chinese Manufacturers Building Overseas Plants: How China-Side ODI and Export-Control Rules Can Break a Greenfield Project Before Construction Starts

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