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Information date: 3 September 2026 — China’s 2026 action plan for stabilising and optimising foreign investment describes wider service-sector pilots, investment promotion and fair-competition work. A company should not

China FDI in January–July: More new foreign-invested firms do not mean more capital across every sector

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Information date: 31 August 2026 — China’s Ministry of Commerce reported 37,711 newly established foreign-invested enterprises in January–July 2026, up 4.4 percent year on year, while actually utilised foreign capital fe

China R&D additional deductions: Build the expense trail before treating relief as cash

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Information date: 31 August 2026 — China’s tax authority explains a permanent framework, effective from 2023, that allows eligible research and development expenses an additional deduction of 100 percent, with a correspo

China’s July Goods and Services Trade Surplus Was RMB 619.8 Billion: Do Not Use It as a Customer Credit Signal

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Information date: 29 August 2026. China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange reported on 28 August that July 2026 international trade in goods and services totalled RMB 5.1462 trillion. Exports were RMB 2.8830 tril

China M&A Comparison: Asset Deal, Equity Deal and Commercial Partnership

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Information date: 28 August 2026. An asset purchase, equity acquisition and commercial partnership transfer different combinations of licences, contracts, staff, liabilities, tax and control. The fastest-looking structur

Government Support in China: A Resource Map for Eligibility and Applications

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Information date: 27 August 2026. Government support should be treated as a documented programme with an issuing authority, eligibility period, application route, audit duties and payment condition. A park presentation o

China Investors Reading Germany’s 0.3% GDP Growth: Update the Customer Model, Not the Story

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Information date: 26 August 2026. Germany's detailed second-quarter release revised quarter-on-quarter GDP growth to 0.3%, one tenth of a percentage point above the July flash estimate. Exports supported growth, while se

China Capital and Joint-Venture Funding Compared: Contributions, Shareholder Loans and Cash Control

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Information date: 26 August 2026. Registered capital, paid-in contribution, shareholder lending and operating cash are not interchangeable. A China investment team should compare each funding route according to corporate

Foreign Investment in China in 2026: Read New-Entity and Capital-Flow Data Together

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Information date: 21 August 2026. Recent official releases show two apparently different facts: China’s actual use of foreign investment declined in the first five months of 2026, while new foreign-invested entities and

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Property Tax Update: Shanghai Pilots New Commercial Property Tax Regime — Key Takeaways

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Property Tax Update: Shanghai Pilots New Commercial Property Tax Regime — Key Takeaways Shanghai has officially launched a pilot commercial property t

Coworking Update: China’s Flexible Office Market Grows 25% in 2025 — Key Takeaways

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China’s Flexible Office Market Grows 25% in 2025 — Key Takeaways for Foreign Firms China’s flexible office market grew 25% in 2025, reaching a total m

Property Update: China Relaxes Foreign Ownership Rules for Commercial Real Estate — Key Takeaways

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China Relaxes Foreign Ownership Rules for Commercial Real Estate: Key Takeaways As of April 2025, foreign investors may now legally hold up to 100% eq

China Commercial Real Estate Update: Subsidized Rent in New Development Zones

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Commercial Real Estate Update: Foreign Companies Eligible for Subsidized Rent in 30 New Zones — Key Takeaways China has expanded subsidized commercial

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

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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

China’s new economic growth drivers index rose 12.5%: Read the components before choosing a market

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Information date: 2 September 2026 — China’s National Bureau of Statistics reported on 28 August that the new economic growth drivers index reached 153.0 in 2025, with 2022 equal to 100, and increased 12.5% from 2024. Tr

China WFOE setup FAQ: The old label does not replace company form, negative-list and licence checks

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Information date: 1 September 2026 — Foreign investors still use “WFOE” as a convenient business label, but China’s official investment guide says foreign-invested enterprises established after 1 January 2020 are organis

Representative Office or WFOE: Use Activity, Revenue, Hiring, and Contract Tests Before Choosing

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Information date: 29 August 2026. China’s official foreign investment guide describes a representative office as a non-legal-person office conducting non-profit activities connected with the foreign enterprise, such as m

Germany’s June Foreign Guest Nights Rose 1.6%: A China Travel-Sector Test

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Information date: 28 August 2026. Germany recorded 7.7 million overnight stays by foreign guests in June 2026, up 1.6% year on year, while total stays fell 2.9%. China-facing travel businesses should not treat the foreig

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China Ends the Foreign-Investor Dividend Exemption: Build Withholding Into Every September 2026 Payment

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Information date: 4 September 2026 — A Ministry of Finance and State Taxation Administration announcement effective 1 September 2026 states that dividends and bonuses paid by foreign-invested enterprises to foreign indiv

China Import-Duty Calculator Workflow: Classification and Customs Value Come Before the Percentage

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Information date: 4 September 2026 — China Customs provides tariff-query services, but a payable import amount still depends on the declared commodity code, origin, customs value, applicable rate and import-stage taxes f

China customs advance ruling resource: Ask one classification or origin question before the shipment

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Information date: 1 September 2026 — China’s Customs Law states that Customs may issue administrative rulings on pre-classification and related matters for goods intended to be imported or exported upon a written applica

China WFOE setup FAQ: The old label does not replace company form, negative-list and licence checks

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Information date: 1 September 2026 — Foreign investors still use “WFOE” as a convenient business label, but China’s official investment guide says foreign-invested enterprises established after 1 January 2020 are organis

China customs handoff template: Reconcile invoice, packing list and declaration before dispatch

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Information date: 31 August 2026 — China Customs’ goods-declaration service guide identifies electronic declaration data and supporting commercial documents, including contracts, invoices, transport documents and packing

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China’s Overseas Auto-Competition Guideline: Test Pricing, Dealers and Data Country by Country

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Information date: 4 September 2026 — China’s commerce, industry and market-regulation authorities issued a 20-article guideline dated 24 August 2026 for Chinese automotive companies conducting international operations. K

China August manufacturing PMI reached 49.8: Use orders and company size before changing inventory

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Information date: 3 September 2026 — China’s official manufacturing PMI rose 0.6 points to 49.8 in August 2026. New orders reached 50.6 and production 50.4, while medium and small enterprises remained below 50. The relea

China imports rose 22% in the first seven months: Test one product and buyer before stocking

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Information date: 2 September 2026 — At its 20 August briefing, China’s Ministry of Commerce said imports grew 22% in the first seven months of 2026 and imports from more than 150 trading partners increased. It also repo

China service exports rose 17.6% in H1 2026: Foreign entrants still need a contract-level delivery and cash test

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Information date: 1 September 2026 — At an official briefing on 28 August, China’s Ministry of Commerce said service imports and exports reached about RMB 3.8 trillion in the first half of 2026, up 8.3% year on year, whi

China August PMI rose to 49.8: Supplier capacity still needs order-level proof

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Information date: 1 September 2026 — China’s National Bureau of Statistics reported a manufacturing purchasing managers’ index of 49.8 for August 2026, up 0.6 percentage points from July. Production reached 50.4, new ord

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