取保候审 is supervised release during the case — guarantor or deposit, conditions, and it can be revoked.
Release pending trial (取保候审) lets a suspect remain out of custody while the investigation or prosecution continues, usually with a guarantor and/or deposit and conditions (stay in locality, report, no interference). It is not a finding of innocence and not US cash bail. Serious alleged offences, flight risk, or evidence-destruction risk make it harder. Applications can be made during detention. Keep the long bail guides for narrative depth; this page is the atomic definition. Residential surveillance is a different measure — do not mash them.
4 questions before you choose the route.
This page identifies the right question and evidence. It does not determine the legal outcome on a reader’s facts.
Custody still necessary?
The legal hook.
NecessityGuarantor or deposit available?
Who qualifies.
SecurityConditions workable?
Travel, job, passport.
ConditionsForeign national?
Exit-ban overlay.
ForeignWorking rule: Map the regulated role before marketing or launch in China.
The signal ledger.
These facts move the question beyond a label and into a product, money-flow and control analysis.
Bring a compact evidence docket—not a pitch deck.
Give a compliance team or counsel the operating facts that reveal the perimeter.
Questions people ask before they build.
Short answers for orientation. The right result can change with the service model and current rules.
Does 取保候审 end the case?
No. The investigation continues. Violating conditions can mean re-detention.
Where is the deep bail guide?
Bail pre trial release chinese criminal procedure and related foreigner guides.
Primary authorities
Reviewed sources support orientation, not a fact-specific assessment.