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How a Singapore Fintech Startup Joined China’s Regulatory Sandbox: Case Study

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Indian IT Firm Opens a Shanghai Bank Account with a 62-Document Package: Case Study

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News: ‘Environment Is Livelihood’ Push Reaches Workplace Air — Formaldehyde and VOC Testing at Office Fit-Out Handover

Information date: 14 October 2026 — On 5 June 2025 People's Daily published a study note titled 'Environment Is Livelihood' under the ecological-civilisation theme. For office fit-out handovers, the practical consequence
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News: Gaokao Integrity Campaign Meets Employer Screening — Credential Verification Duties for HR Teams in China

Information date: 13 October 2026 — On 5 June 2025, Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, during an inspection tour in Shanxi, stressed safeguarding the 'lifeline' of fairness and justice in the gaokao and delivering a safe, secur
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China Employment Contract Type Selector: Find Your Optimal Hiring Structure

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China Severance Pay Calculator: Estimate Termination Costs

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FAQ: Local Government Investment Agreements in China — Clawback Triggers, Milestone Terms and Disclosure Duties for Foreign Investors

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Information date: 14 October 2026 — Chinese local governments commonly sign investment agreements granting land, cash subsidies, rent-free premises or tax-related support in return for committed investment, output, tax r

Case: Using Hainan’s 30% Value-Added Processing Rule to Move Goods Into the Mainland Duty-Free

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Information date: 13 October 2026 — Under Hainan Free Trade Port policy, goods produced in Hainan from imported materials or parts can enter the mainland duty-free on the import duty component when value added in Hainan

Case: A Hong Kong Parent Reinvests China Profits into a New Production Line — Deferred Withholding Tax Filing Under Caishui [2018] No. 102

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Information date: 12 October 2026 — Caishui [2018] No. 102 allows a foreign investor to defer withholding tax on dividends when after-tax profits are directly reinvested into an encouraged project in China. The dividend

FDI Filing Tool: Mapping MOFCOM Investment Reporting, SAFE Registration and Tax Records After a Capital Increase

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Information date: 8 October 2026 — Since January 2020 the MOFCOM foreign investment information report is filed through the market regulation registration channel rather than as a separate commerce filing, in three forms

China’s Negative List vs the Encouraged Industries Catalogue: Comparing Market Access, Equity Caps and Incentives

Investment 0
Information date: 8 October 2026 — Two catalogues answer two different questions. The Special Administrative Measures for Foreign Investment Access, known as the negative list and issued by NDRC and MOFCOM, defines where

China Tax Incentives for Foreign Investors: HNTE, R&D, and Zones

Tax Incentives 0
Information date: 28 September 2026 — China offers a 15% corporate income tax rate for High and New Technology Enterprises (HNTE), a 100% R&D super deduction for eligible expenses, and regional incentives in free trade z

Foreign Acquisitions of Chinese Targets: Antitrust, Security Review and Due Diligence FAQ

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Information date: 23 September 2026 — Acquiring a Chinese target can trigger up to four parallel reviews: merger control at the market regulator if turnover thresholds are met, foreign investment security review where th

Case Study: How a European Manufacturer Chose Between a WFOE and a JV in China

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Information date: 23 September 2026 — A European industrial supplier comparing a wholly foreign-owned enterprise with a Sino-foreign joint venture for a greenfield plant must clear four gates: the negative list for forei

Han Zheng Meets US Track-Two Delegation: Reading the Signal for China-Exposed Portfolios

Government Support 0
Information date: 22 September 2026 — China's Vice-President Han Zheng met a US delegation participating in the high-level 'track-two' China-US dialogue, People's Daily reported. Track-two channels involve former officia

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News: Gaokao Integrity Campaign Meets Employer Screening — Credential Verification Duties for HR Teams in China

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Information date: 13 October 2026 — On 5 June 2025, Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, during an inspection tour in Shanxi, stressed safeguarding the 'lifeline' of fairness and justice in the gaokao and delivering a safe, secur

News: ‘Lucid Waters and Lush Mountains’ Signal Meets Licensing — Where Environmental Permits Sit in a New China Business Licence Application

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Information date: 9 October 2026 — On 5 June 2025 People's Daily carried a study card restating the 'lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets' formulation first made in Anji, Zhejiang, in 2005. For investors

News Brief: China-US Track-Two Dialogue and What It Signals for Investment Planning

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Information date: 23 September 2026 — Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met a US high-level track-two dialogue delegation, a non-governmental channel that runs alongside official talks. For corporate readers the signal is

Han Zheng Meets US Track-Two Dialogue Delegation: Separating Signal from Substance for Investors

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Information date: 17 September 2026 — Chinese state media reported that Han Zheng met with the US delegation to the China-US high-level track-two dialogue. Track-two channels bring together former officials, academics an

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Location Selection Resources: Verifying Provincial Energy Quotas and Renewable-Power Access for New Plants in China

Location Selection 0
Information date: 14 October 2026 — Provinces allocate energy consumption quotas and renewable-power access as part of national dual-control targets covering energy intensity and total consumption. The National Developme

China Joint Venture Guide: Contributing Land-Use Rights and Intellectual Property as Capital

JV 0
Information date: 14 October 2026 — A foreign investor may set up a joint venture in China and subscribe capital in cash, equipment, land-use rights, intellectual property or other non-monetary assets. Non-monetary contr

News: Autumn Grain Production Push and Farm Machinery Demand — Negative-List and Equity-Cap Checks Before Registering an Agri-Tech Company in China

Company Registration 0
Information date: 12 October 2026 — On 5 June 2025, Vice Premier Liu Guozhong, during an inspection in Anhui, called for securing the summer grain harvest and building a solid foundation for autumn grain production, sign

Choosing a China Entry City: Comparing Shanghai, Shenzhen, Suzhou and Chengdu on Licence Time, Cost and Talent

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Information date: 9 October 2026 — The four cities differ less in the law they apply than in throughput. Shanghai and Shenzhen generally publish the shortest business-licence windows and hold the deepest bilingual talent

Review: Foreign Ownership in China’s Auto Sector After the Passenger-Car JV Cap Ended — What OEMs Actually Gained

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Information date: 8 October 2026 — China removed the foreign equity cap in passenger car joint ventures in 2022, completing a timetable that started with new energy vehicles in 2018 and commercial vehicles in 2020. The c

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Review: China’s Value-Added Telecom Pilot — Equity Terms and Licensing Steps for Overseas Providers

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Information date: 13 October 2026 — China's value-added telecom services (VATS) pilot allows foreign-invested enterprises to hold higher equity in certain categories, including up to 100% for some information services, w

Small-Scale vs General VAT Taxpayer in China: A Registration and Invoicing Checklist

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Information date: 13 October 2026 — China's VAT system splits taxpayers into small-scale taxpayers (simplified 3% levy rate, now commonly 1% under preferential policy) and general taxpayers (standard rates 13%/9%/6% with

Foreign Work Permit and Z Visa in China: FAQ on Eligibility Tiers, Quota Proof and Renewal Documents

Resources 0
Information date: 12 October 2026 — China runs one unified foreign work permit system that sorts applicants into three tiers: A for high-end talent, B for foreign professionals and C for temporary, seasonal or quota-limi

Case: Computing Stamp Duty on a China Supply Contract — Which Clauses Trigger Tax and at What Rate

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Information date: 10 October 2026 — Under China's Stamp Duty Law, effective 1 July 2022, a purchase-and-sale contract is taxed at 0.3 per thousand of the contract amount, that is 0.03 percent. On a supply contract of RMB

News: China’s ‘Protect Every Mountain and River’ Green Footprint — The Environmental Documents a Project File Must Hold From Day One

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Information date: 9 October 2026 — On 5 June 2025 People's Daily published a photo feature on environmental protection under the 'protect every mountain and river' theme. Translated into a project file, the documents a s

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Case: A Foreign Buyer’s Rail-Sea Route from Chengdu to Rotterdam — Handover Documents, Customs Milestones and Delay Triggers

Logistics 0
Information date: 14 October 2026 — A Chengdu-to-Rotterdam rail-sea movement combines a China-Europe block train to a European rail hub with a short-sea or feeder leg to Rotterdam. The handover package normally includes

News: Continuous Emissions Monitoring Data Enters Factory Audits — Reconciling CEMS Readings with Production and Energy Logs

Factory Audit 0
Information date: 12 October 2026 — On 5 June 2025, China's environment day, People's Daily published a study-card feature quoting the line that if people do not fail the mountains and rivers, the mountains and rivers wi

Exporting Lithium-Ion Cells and Packs from China: A Guide to UN38.3 Reports, MSDS Wording and Dangerous-Goods Port Filing Windows

Export 0
Information date: 12 October 2026 — Lithium-ion cells and packs shipped from China are regulated dangerous goods: UN 3480 for cells alone and UN 3481 for cells packed with or contained in equipment, both Class 9. Air exp

China Import Sourcing Resources: Where to Verify HS Codes, Tariff Rates and Origin Rules on Official Portals

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Information date: 9 October 2026 — Duty on an import into China depends on three separate verifications: the HS code that classifies the goods, the applicable rate (most-favoured-nation, conventional, or free-trade-agree

Case: An Imported Food Shipment Held at the Port — Label, Registration and Document Gaps the Consignee Fixed

Import 0
Information date: 8 October 2026 — A consignment of imported pre-packaged food is stopped at the port when customs finds the Chinese label missing or non-compliant with the labelling standard, the overseas manufacturer u

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News: Summer Grain Harvest Push — Spare-Part and After-Sales Service Requirements for Agricultural Machinery Importers

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Information date: 14 October 2026 — On 5 June 2025 People's Daily reported that Vice Premier Liu Guozhong, during an inspection in Anhui, called for full efforts to secure the summer grain harvest and to lay a solid foun

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Location Selection Resources: Verifying Provincial Energy Quotas and Renewable-Power Access for New Plants in China

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Information date: 14 October 2026 — Provinces allocate energy consumption quotas and renewable-power access as part of national dual-control targets covering energy intensity and total consumption. The National Developme

China Joint Venture Guide: Contributing Land-Use Rights and Intellectual Property as Capital

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Information date: 14 October 2026 — A foreign investor may set up a joint venture in China and subscribe capital in cash, equipment, land-use rights, intellectual property or other non-monetary assets. Non-monetary contr

FAQ: Local Government Investment Agreements in China — Clawback Triggers, Milestone Terms and Disclosure Duties for Foreign Investors

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Information date: 14 October 2026 — Chinese local governments commonly sign investment agreements granting land, cash subsidies, rent-free premises or tax-related support in return for committed investment, output, tax r
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