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

How a Singapore Fintech Startup Joined China's Regulatory Sandbox: A Case Study In Q3 2023, PaySprint Pte. Ltd. , a Singapore-based fintech startup sp
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Indian IT Firm Opens a Shanghai Bank Account with a 62-Document Package: Case Study

How an Indian IT Firm Prepared a 62-Document Package for Shanghai Bank Account Opening In 2024, TekInnovate Solutions India Pvt Ltd, a mid-size Bangal
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Tool: A Government-Grant Workpaper for a China WFOE — Splitting the Deferred-Income Portion, Testing the Three Conditions for Non-Taxable Treatment and the Disclosure Note...

Information date: 6 November 2026 — Under CAS 16 and the CIT rules, a government grant is recognised when there is reasonable assurance the conditions will be met and the grant will be received. Grants tied to assets go
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Tool: NRA vs FTN vs Onshore Basic Deposit Account — A Document-and-Convertibility Matrix for a Foreign Company’s First China Receipts

Information date: 4 November 2026 — Three account types handle a foreign company's first China receipts, and they are not interchangeable. The NRA (Non-Resident Account) is opened by an overseas entity with a bank inside
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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

```html China Severance Pay Calculator: Estimate Termination Costs China's severance pay formula, defined under Article 47 of the Labor Contract Law (

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Green Screening Reaches Zone Admission: the Energy-Consumption and Carbon File a Foreign Project Should Prepare Before Applying to Enter a China Pilot Free Trade...

Free Trade Zone 0
Information date: 6 November 2026 — Pilot free trade zones increasingly screen incoming projects on energy consumption and carbon before granting admission, alongside the conventional investment and industry-catalogue te

FAQ: China’s Foreign-Investment Information Reporting — the Initial Report at Setup, the Change-Report Window and the Annual Report Due by 30 June

Investment 0
Information date: 6 November 2026 — China's foreign-investment information reporting system replaced the old 备案 filing regime with three submissions: the initial report within 30 days of establishment or of the first for

Case: A Foreign PE Fund Exits a China Portfolio Company Through a Hong Kong IPO — the CSRC Overseas-Listing Filing, the 37-Hao Indirect-Listing Test...

Capital 0
Information date: 5 November 2026 — Under the trial measures effective 31 March 2023, an issuer listing in Hong Kong files with the CSRC within three business days of submitting its overseas application. The indirect-lis

Comparison: Funding a China WFOE With Equity vs a Foreign-Affiliate Loan — the Two-Times Net-Asset Quota, SAFE Registration and Interest Withholding Tax

FDI 0
Information date: 3 November 2026 — A wholly foreign-owned enterprise can be funded by paid-in equity or by a loan from its overseas parent. Equity is registered with the market regulator and reported through the Foreign

Case: A US Asset Manager Launches a QFLP Fund in Shanghai — Qualified-Investor Recognition, Foreign-Exchange Quota Registration and the Equity-Investment Scope It Actually Wins

Investment 0
Information date: 30 October 2026 — Shanghai's QFLP pilot lets a foreign manager bring committed foreign-currency capital onshore, convert it into RMB and invest in domestic private equity. Before the first capital call

After the ‘Two Mountains’ Push, Foreign-Funded Recyclers Eye China’s VAT Refund for Comprehensive Resource Utilisation — Catalog Match, Invoice Trail and Filing

Tax Incentives 0
Information date: 29 October 2026 — People's Daily carried the Two Mountains message on 5 June 2025, reinforcing a policy line that treats ecological protection as productive investment. For recyclers the operative instr

Case: A Foreign Acquirer Takes China’s Simplified Merger-Control Route — Turnover Thresholds, the Notification Pack and the Review Clock That Followed

M&A 0
Information date: 28 October 2026 — China's merger-control thresholds, revised in January 2024, are met where the parties' combined worldwide turnover exceeds RMB 12 billion and at least two of them each have China turno

News: Green-Factory and Energy-Efficiency ‘Leader’ Applications Open Under the Ecological Push — Scoring Evidence a Foreign-Invested Plant Must File

Government Support 0
Information date: 26 October 2026 — The top-level ecological framing restated in People's Daily commentary on 5 June 2025 supports the industrial ministry's green-manufacturing programme, under which green-factory and en

News: Han Zheng Meets the US Second-Track Delegation — Which Free-Trade-Zone Pilot Openings a Thaw Would Actually Unlock for US Investors

Free Trade Zone 0
Information date: 24 October 2026 — On 5 June 2025, People's Daily reported that Vice-President Han Zheng met a US high-level second-track dialogue delegation in Beijing, the latest in a series of 2025 contacts following

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News: Fourth National Agricultural Census — Contracting, Registering and Paying the Temporary Enumerators That County Governments Will Hire

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Information date: 24 October 2026 — On 5 June 2025, People's Daily reported that the State Council issued a notice launching the Fourth National Agricultural Census; the census establishes a national survey organisation

News: After the Han Zheng–US Second-Track Talks, US-Linked Shareholders Face a Longer Bank File — The Beneficial-Ownership Dossier Required Before a Capital Account Opens

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Information date: 22 October 2026 — On 5 June 2025 People's Daily reported that Vice-Premier Han Zheng met a US high-level second-track dialogue delegation in Beijing. No banking rule was announced with the meeting. What

Gaokao Integrity Push: Business-Licence Scrutiny for Exam-Prep and Education-Consulting Firms

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Information date: 21 October 2026 — On 5 June 2025 Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang inspected Shanxi and called for guarding the fairness of the college entrance examination and delivering a safe gaokao, with more than 13 mill

News: Summer Grain Procurement Push — VAT Registration and Farm-Produce Purchase Invoice Rules for Grain Traders

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Information date: 15 October 2026 — On 5 June 2025 state media reported Vice Premier Liu Guozhong's inspection in Anhui stressing that efforts must be concentrated on securing a bumper summer grain harvest and laying a s

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Comparison: A WFOE vs a Foreign-Invested Partnership for Two Overseas Individuals Opening a China Consultancy — Liability, Tax Pass-Through and the Registration Documents Each...

Company Registration 0
Information date: 6 November 2026 — Two overseas individuals setting up a China consultancy choose between a wholly foreign-owned limited liability company and a foreign-invested partnership. The WFOE is a separate legal

Comparison: RCEP vs MFN Tariffs for Goods Made in a China Plant and Shipped to ASEAN — The Regional-Value-Content Test and What Moving Assembly...

China Strategy 0
Information date: 4 November 2026 — RCEP entered into force for China on 1 January 2022 and schedules tariff elimination across the 15 member economies over periods typically spanning 10 to 20 years, so the gap between a

Guide: Appointing a China Distributor vs a Commission Agent — Exclusive Territory, Minimum-Purchase Clauses, Product-Liability Allocation and Exit Compensation

Market Entry 0
Information date: 3 November 2026 — In PRC law a distributor buys goods in its own name, takes title, issues its own VAT invoice and earns a resale margin, while a commission agent (hangji) contracts in its own name but

News: A Foreign Grain Trader Wants to Buy Wheat Directly From Chinese Farms — The WFOE Setup, the Grain-Purchase Filing and the Storage Rules...

WFOE 0
Information date: 2 November 2026 — On 5 June 2025 People's Daily reported Vice Premier Liu Guozhong, inspecting in Anhui, calling for an all-out effort to secure the summer grain harvest and lay the base for autumn prod

Fourth Agricultural Census: Can a Foreign Remote-Sensing Firm Supply Crop-Area Data Without a China Entity? The Survey-Qualification and Data-Export Route

Remote Entry 0
Information date: 29 October 2026 — On 5 June 2025 the State Council issued its notice launching the fourth national agricultural census, reported by People's Daily the same day. The census combines household enumeration

Resources

Case: A Foreign-Invested Exporter Applies for China AEO Advanced Certification — the On-Site Verification Checklist, the Common Failure Points and the Mutual-Recognition Benefit That...

Checklist 0
Information date: 6 November 2026 — China's AEO advanced certification is administered by the General Administration of Customs and assessed against internal-control, financial-soundness,守法合规, trade-security and customs-

Document: The State Council Notice on the Fourth National Agricultural Census — Its Reference Date, Phase Timetable and the Reporting Duty It Places on...

Document 0
Information date: 4 November 2026 — On 5 June 2025 the State Council issued the Notice on Conducting the Fourth National Agricultural Census, published by People's Daily. The census takes 31 December 2026 as its referenc

Calculator: Land-Appreciation Tax on the Sale of a China Factory — Deductible Construction Costs, the 20% Add-On Rate and One Worked Transaction

Calculator 0
Information date: 4 November 2026 — Land Appreciation Tax on a factory sale is levied on the appreciation amount — proceeds minus deductible items — at four progressive rates of 30, 40, 50 and 60 percent, with a quick-de

Resources: Where to Check a Chinese Counterparty Against Export-Control and Unreliable-Entity Lists — MOFCOM, GACC and BIS Look-Up Points and What Each Listing Actually...

Resources 0
Information date: 4 November 2026 — A counterparty screening requires four distinct checks, not one. MOFCOM publishes the Unreliable Entity List and the export-control dual-use item list; GACC publishes the register of c

Case: A Chinese Distributor Files First on a Foreign Brand’s Mark — Opposition Windows, Prior-Use Evidence and What the Assignment Eventually Cost

FAQ 0
Information date: 3 November 2026 — Under the PRC Trademark Law, CNIPA publishes an accepted application for a three-month opposition period, during which a prior rights holder may oppose on relative grounds including Ar

Trade & Supply Chain

Factory Audit, Green Edition: Ecological Red Lines and the ‘Three Lines, One List’ Screening a Foreign Buyer Should Run Before Signing a China Factory...

Factory Audit 0
Information date: 6 November 2026 — China's environmental permitting architecture rests on the ecological red line, the environmental quality baseline, resource-utilisation ceilings and the environment access list — coll

Comparison: Cross-Border E-Commerce Export Codes 9710 and 9810 vs Ordinary Trade 0110 — the Customs Filing, the VAT-Refund Voucher Trail and Who Can Actually...

Export 0
Information date: 5 November 2026 — Customs Notice 2020 No.75 added 9710 for cross-border B2B direct export and 9810 for export to overseas warehouses, alongside ordinary trade code 0110. All three are declarable export

News: Moisture Meters and Aflatoxin Test Kits for the Summer-Harvest Procurement Peak — Importing Them Into China, Metrology Type Approval and the Verification Certificates...

Import 0
Information date: 3 November 2026 — On 5 June 2025 People's Daily reported Vice Premier Liu Guozhong's inspection in Anhui, stressing full efforts for a bumper summer grain harvest and a solid foundation for autumn produ

Case: A Foreign Retailer Audits a Chinese Supplier and Finds Dispatch Workers Above the 10% Cap — Reclassification Exposure, Social-Insurance Arrears and the Contract...

Supplier 0
Information date: 2 November 2026 — A foreign retailer's annual social-compliance audit of a Chinese supplier found dispatch workers at roughly 18 percent of on-site headcount, against the 10 percent ceiling in the 2014

Resources: Where to Check Whether an Anti-Dumping or Countervailing Duty Hits Your Product — MOFCOM Case Look-Up, Company-Specific Rates and the Deposit a Broker...

Trade & Supply Chain 0
Information date: 2 November 2026 — MOFCOM's Trade Remedy Bureau publishes every anti-dumping and countervailing case — initiation, preliminary and final determination, undertaking, interim review, expiry review, new-shi

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Green Screening Reaches Zone Admission: the Energy-Consumption and Carbon File a Foreign Project Should Prepare Before Applying to Enter a China Pilot Free Trade...

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Information date: 6 November 2026 — Pilot free trade zones increasingly screen incoming projects on energy consumption and carbon before granting admission, alongside the conventional investment and industry-catalogue te

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Information date: 6 November 2026 — China's environmental permitting architecture rests on the ecological red line, the environmental quality baseline, resource-utilisation ceilings and the environment access list — coll

Comparison: A WFOE vs a Foreign-Invested Partnership for Two Overseas Individuals Opening a China Consultancy — Liability, Tax Pass-Through and the Registration Documents Each...

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