Market Entry

China Market Entry FAQ: Entity, Capital, Licensing, and Data

Information date: 28 September 2026 — Foreign investors commonly ask whether to set up an entity, how much capital is required, which licences apply, and how data and cross-border transfer rules affect operations. Regist

News: Han Zheng Meets US Delegation to the China-US High-Level Track II Dialogue

Information date: 24 September 2026 — People's Daily reported that Vice-President Han Zheng met the US delegation to the China-US high-level Track II dialogue. Track II channels are non-governmental or semi-official exch

Representative Office in China: Setup Timeline, Cost Drivers and Document Checklist

Information date: 24 September 2026 — A representative office is the lightest registered presence in China. It may conduct liaison, market research, product display and coordination, but it may not sign sales contracts o

Remote Entry into China Compared: Employer of Record, Contractors, Distributor or Cross-Border Licence

Information date: 24 September 2026 — Remote entry means serving Chinese customers or managing China-based staff without first incorporating a legal entity. Four structures dominate: an employer of record that legally em

China’s Fourth National Agricultural Census: What Agri-Food Investors Should Prepare For

Information date: 22 September 2026 — The State Council has issued a notice launching the fourth national agricultural census, People's Daily reported. Such censuses enumerate farm households, operating scale, sown area,

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China Representative Office FAQ: Presence, Contracts and Revenue Are Different Tests

Information date: 11 September 2026 — China permits foreign enterprises to register representative offices for specified non-profit operational activities, but a representative office is not the same legal and commercial

Remote China Entry Tool: Separate Market Testing from Regulated Delivery

Information date: 10 September 2026 — China’s foreign-investment service portal provides entry information, but remote customer discovery, cross-border contracting and local regulated delivery are not the same stage of m

China JV Case Method: Control Rights, Funding and Exit Must Fit the Same Decision Map

Information date: 9 September 2026 — China’s Foreign Investment Law provides the national framework for foreign investment, while a joint venture also operates through its company documents, governance arrangements, lice

China Location Selection FAQ: A City Incentive Cannot Replace Customer and Permit Fit

Information date: 9 September 2026 — China’s official investment services present national and local entry information, but site selection remains an activity-specific decision involving market access, licences, land or

China Company Registration Comparison: Change Filing or New Entity Depends on the Operating Shift

Information date: 8 September 2026 — China’s official business-service framework treats company registration information, business scope, legal representatives and registered particulars as formal records; an operational

China’s August policy roundup for foreign companies: Build an owner-and-deadline matrix

Information date: 3 September 2026 — The State Council’s 1 September roundup groups August policies relevant to expatriates and foreign enterprises. The practical task is not to circulate the page internally; it is to id