Doing Business in China

Registered Capital, China

China Registered Capital, fully explained

When dealing with a Chinese business, you may want to check its capital position to assess whether it can support its operations sustainably. In this background, it is important to understand the concept and market practice related to registered capital in China. In China, however, when you look into a company’s capital, you will encounter …

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supply chain

What to Do If Your Supplier in China Fails to Deliver?

It can be very frustrating when your order of products has not left Shanghai port months after the expected time of arrival.  You may have kept sending emails to the seller without getting any comforting response.  You may get such a simple message as: We are operating at a fractional capacity due to Covid lockdown. When …

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Is It Possible for Businesses to Handle Their China Operations Remotely?

Since the pandemic, China has closed its borders to international travellers — personal, leisure, or business — for two whole years. As early as August 2020, the Wall Street Journal noticed that an estimated 250,000 business executives were stuck abroad and could not get back to China, leaving their local operations unattended. The challenge for …

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Compliance Risks

Compliance issues for corporate executives to address before closing a China business

For various reasons, an international business might be thinking about exiting China. Compliance issues are often the top on the list in terms of knowing ahead what you’ll need to consider. Here are some insights for corporate executives to consider before closing a China business. What to check if you are considering exiting China? Every …

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China Legal Risks

Don’t Forget Trademark Protection: Shopify Merchants Selling to China

This article is co-authored by Tianpeng Wang, CEO of Trustiics.com and Hong Zheng, IP lawyer in China. The beginning of 2022 is exciting for Shopify merchants. Shopify and JD.com have announced their strategic partnership. Such tools as JD Sourcing and JD Shipping can help arrange shipping, warehousing, and customs clearance. Shopify merchants can now sell …

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Due Diligence

How to Verify if a Chinese Company is Legitimate?

Ways to check a Chinese company is in good standing and trustworthy There are a lot of factors that play in, but here are two factors one should not ignore when it comes to finding a trustworthy Chinese company: Whether the company is law-abiding and upholds integrity; Whether it is solvent on an objective basis. …

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China Compliance Issues

China Imports Regulations: What Small Businesses Need to Know

This article is provided by Emilia Shi, a business lawyer based in Shanghai, China. She has over 20 years of experience in securities and corporate law. Emilia’s primary areas of practice include corporate governance and compliance, foreign direct investment (FDI), mergers and acquisitions, private equity and real estate. She has advised clients on projects covering …

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China Risks

Ways to enter the Chinese market – Direct vs. Indirect

For foreign investors looking to enter the Chinese market, there are several preliminary issues to consider. Among those issues is whether you want to found a company in China, or simply want to do business there, with nothing more than maybe a small office. In general, there are two main options: Directly establish a legal entity VS. indirectly establish an entity in China. …

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