Industry Intelligence
Retail
China Retail Store Opening Compliance Tool: Permits, Labeling and Staffing Checks for Foreign Brands
Information date: 10 October 2026 — Opening a physical store in China requires a sequence of approvals: a business licence carrying a retail scope, fire safety acceptance for the premises, a food business licence if food
Semiconductor
Case: A Foreign Equipment Supplier’s Role in a Chinese Fab’s Domestic Tool Qualification — Contracts, IP and Payment Milestones
Information date: 9 October 2026 — In a domestic tool qualification, a foreign supplier typically moves through demo, alpha, process-matching, marathon and volume-release stages, each defined by measurable process window
Industry Intelligence
News: China’s Summer Grain Harvest Campaign — Output, Procurement and Storage Signals for Feed and Food Buyers
Information date: 8 October 2026 — On 5 June 2025 Vice Premier Liu Guozhong inspected Anhui and called for full effort to secure the summer grain harvest while building a solid base for autumn grain production, according
Healthcare
China Human Genetic Resources Approval: A Resource Checklist for Foreign-Sponsored Clinical Trials
Information date: 30 September 2026 — China regulates the collection, storage and outbound transfer of human genetic resources (HGR) and any international collaborative research using them. Foreign entities may not colle
EV
Taiwan Braces for Post-Summit Fallout: What EV Makers Should Re-check in Chip and Component Contracts
Information date: 29 September 2026 — On 5 June 2025 the People's Daily reported Vice-President Han Zheng meeting the US delegation to the China-US high-level track-two dialogue, and that Xi Jinping signed an order promu
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Semiconductor
Localising Semiconductor Supply Chains in China: A Resource Map for Foreign Suppliers
Information date: 16 September 2026 — Foreign equipment and materials suppliers can access national and local industry funds, free trade zone and bonded zone customs facilitation, validation and test platforms, and indus
EV
Volvo to Sell Lynk & Co Cars in Europe: What Suppliers Should Verify
Information date: 14 September 2026 — China Daily reported on 11 September that Volvo will sell Lynk & Co cars in Europe, a move that places a China-linked electric vehicle brand inside an established European retail and
AI
China AI Service Case: A Filing That Looked Complete and Was Not
Information date: 14 September 2026 — Generative AI services offered in China sit inside a framework of algorithmic filing, service registration and content duties, and a company can hold a filing record while the produc
Healthcare
China Healthcare Market Entry: Registration Paths and Realistic Timelines
Information date: 14 September 2026 — Health products entering China follow different routes depending on whether they are drugs, medical devices, in vitro diagnostics, cosmetics or health foods, and each route carries i
Battery
China Battery Supply FAQ: Chemistry, Certification and Traceability
Information date: 14 September 2026 — China is a major source of lithium-ion cells, packs and battery management systems, and buyers routinely ask whether a supplier's chemistry, capacity claims and safety certificates w
Industry Intelligence
China Ends Dividend Tax Exemption for Foreign Individuals: Recheck the Payment Chain
Information date: 12 September 2026 — According to a Chinadaily report dated 7 September, from 1 September dividends and bonuses received by foreign individuals from foreign-invested enterprises in China are subject to i