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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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Guide: IIT Special Additional Deductions for Expatriate Employees in China — Which Items Apply, What Evidence Payroll Must Hold and How to Configure Monthly...

Information date: 28 October 2026 — Resident expatriates on a China payroll can claim the seven IIT special additional deductions: children's education (RMB 2,000 per child per month), infant care under three (RMB 2,000)
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Gaokao Week Construction and Noise Controls Around Test Centres — The Municipal Notices Office Fit-Out Projects Must Schedule Around

Information date: 27 October 2026 — On 5 June 2025, Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, inspecting in Shanxi, stressed fair and safe delivery of the gaokao, with the 2025 exam days falling on 7 and 8 June and later in some provi
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China Employment Contract Type Selector: Find Your Optimal Hiring Structure

China Employment Contract Type Selector: Find Your Optimal Hiring Structure China Employment Contract Type Selector: Find Your Optimal Hiring Structur
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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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Case: A Foreign Acquirer Takes China’s Simplified Merger-Control Route — Turnover Thresholds, the Notification Pack and the Review Clock That Followed

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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

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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

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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

News: Green-Bond Use-of-Proceeds Checks Tighten After the Top-Level Ecological Push — The Evidence Foreign-Invested Issuers Must Hold in China’s Interbank Market

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Information date: 23 October 2026 — Following the ecological emphasis carried in the 5 June 2025 top-level communications reported by People's Daily, green-bond scrutiny in the mainland interbank market continues to cent

Hong Kong vs Singapore Holding Company for China Investment: Treaty Withholding Rates, Substance Tests and Filing Differences

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Information date: 23 October 2026 — Both Hong Kong and Singapore maintain double-taxation arrangements with the mainland, but the dividends, interest and royalties rates that a holding company can actually claim depend o

Case: A Foreign Apparel Brand Uses a Shanghai Free-Trade Zone Warehouse to Defer Import Duty and VAT

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Information date: 21 October 2026 — A European apparel brand ships seasonal stock into a bonded warehouse inside a Shanghai free-trade zone. Goods are stored without import duty or import VAT being paid; tax falls due on

FAQ: Repatriating Dividends and Royalties from China — Documents, Withholding Rates and Bank Questions Foreign Parents Ask

Investment 0
Information date: 16 October 2026 — A foreign parent can repatriate dividends and royalties from China after the subsidiary has paid corporate income tax, made up losses and set aside statutory reserves. Dividends genera

Tax Incentives Resources: China’s Integrated-Circuit and Industrial Software CIT Holidays — List Conditions, Filing Pack and Renewal Checks

Tax Incentives 0
Information date: 16 October 2026 — China offers corporate income tax holidays for integrated-circuit and industrial-software enterprises that enter the official list jointly managed by NDRC, MIIT, MOF and STA. Depending

Buying a Chinese Company: Share Deal vs Asset Deal — Comparing Tax, Approval and Employee Transfer Steps

M&A 0
Information date: 15 October 2026 — In a share deal the buyer acquires equity of the target and inherits its liabilities, historic tax exposure and labour contracts; in an asset deal the buyer purchases specified assets,

General News

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

Market Entry

News: After the Han Zheng–US Second-Track Meeting, US Parents Revisit Upgrading a China Representative Office into a WFOE — The Conversion Filing Sequence

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Information date: 28 October 2026 — On 5 June 2025 People's Daily reported Vice-Premier Han Zheng's meeting with the US delegation to the high-level second-track dialogue, a channel that produces no binding commitments b

Case: A Foreign-Funded Data Centre Chooses a Western Computing Hub Over Shanghai — Power Tariff, PUE Cap and Land Terms Compared

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Information date: 27 October 2026 — In one siting review, a foreign-funded operator compared a western computing hub against Shanghai. The western site offered large-user power reported in the 0.3 to 0.4 yuan per kWh ban

Tool: A Reserved-Matters Matrix for a China JV — Board Votes, Veto Items and the Deadlock Exit to Write into the Articles

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Information date: 27 October 2026 — Under the Foreign Investment Law and the Company Law, a joint venture's articles of association — not a side agreement — carry the governance text filed with the market regulator. The

Guide: Building a Foreign-Invested Food Plant in China — The SC Production Licence, Plant-Layout Review and Category-by-Category Additive Limits

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Information date: 27 October 2026 — A food producer in China needs an SC production licence from the provincial or municipal market-regulation bureau before it may process, blend or pack food. The route runs through cate

Resources: Where to Pull Standardised Business-Scope Wording for a New WFOE — SAMR Catalogue Entries, Negative-List Look-Ups and Amendment Filings

Company Registration 0
Information date: 24 October 2026 — Since the 2019 revision of the Business Scope Registration Catalogue, SAMR publishes standardised business-scope items with matched catalogue codes, and registration systems in most pr

Resources

Comparison: China’s National High-Tech Enterprise Status vs ‘Little Giant’ SME Certification — R&D-Intensity Tests, Scoring Dossiers and the CIT Rate Each Unlocks

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Information date: 28 October 2026 — High-tech enterprise (HNTE) status is a tax designation: corporate income tax falls from 25% to 15%. The R&D-intensity test is banded at 5% of sales below RMB 50 million, 4% between RM

Case: A Foreign Retailer Runs Its First Collective Redundancy in China — Union Consultation, Severance Funding and the Labour-Bureau Filing That Followed

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Information date: 26 October 2026 — A collective redundancy in China covering twenty or more employees, or ten percent of a workforce, requires a written explanation to the trade union or to all staff, consultation on th

Checklist: Closing a WFOE in China — Liquidator Filing, Tax Deregistration, Customs and Bank-Account Closure, Traced Through One Company’s Exit

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Information date: 24 October 2026 — A standard WFOE exit runs through a liquidation group filed with SAMR within 10 days of the dissolution decision, a newspaper or national system liquidation notice with a 45-day credit

Calculator: Military-Installation Proximity Screening — Setback Checks, Survey-Permit Steps and Added Weeks Before a Factory Construction Permit

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Information date: 22 October 2026 — On 5 June 2025 People's Daily reported that the CMC Chairman signed an order promulgating the Regulation on the Construction of Military Installations. For factory siting the operative

FAQ: Apostille vs Consular Legalisation for Documents Used in the PRC — Which Papers Qualify, Which Banks Still Reject Them

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Information date: 22 October 2026 — China became an Apostille Convention state on 7 November 2023. Public documents issued in another contracting state need only an apostille from that state's competent authority; docume

Trade & Supply Chain

News: Summer-Grain Procurement Push Puts Quality Grades in the Contract — Moisture Discounts, Aflatoxin Limits and the Inspection Records Buyers Must Keep

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Information date: 28 October 2026 — On 5 June 2025 People's Daily reported Vice-Premier Liu Guozhong's inspection in Anhui, where he called for securing the summer-grain harvest and laying a solid base for autumn product

Review: China’s Processing Trade Handbook Regime in Practice — Bonded Manual Filing, Single-Loss Quota Determination and Customs Verification Audits

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Information date: 26 October 2026 — Under the processing trade handbook regime a manufacturer files a bonded manual per contract, declaring imported materials, finished goods, unit consumption and expected loss rates, an

Tool: Fire-Safety Acceptance and Building-Occupancy Screening in a Factory Audit — Documents to Request, On-Site Checks and Stop-Work Red Flags

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Information date: 24 October 2026 — A completed factory building in China should hold a fire-safety acceptance filing or acceptance opinion issued under the Fire Protection Law and the construction project fire design re

News: Green Push Reaches Export Factories — Verified Emissions Data EU Buyers Now Demand Under CBAM

Export 0
Information date: 23 October 2026 — Under the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, importers of covered goods — including iron and steel, aluminium, cement, fertilisers, electricity, hydrogen and, from 2026, certain do

Comparison: China General Trade vs Cross-Border E-Commerce Retail Import — Licences, Tax Caps and Label Rules

Import 0
Information date: 21 October 2026 — General trade imports pay full MFN duty, import VAT and consumption tax, and require the importer to hold the relevant registrations, permits and a compliant Chinese label. Cross-borde

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China Calls for Global Mining Cooperation: Buyers Must Still Verify Rights, Grade and Route

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Information date: 11 September 2026 — A State Council report dated 11 September says China's vice premier called for pragmatic international mining cooperation and stable industrial and supply chains at the 2026 China Mi

China’s 2026–2030 Finance Plan: Foreign Firms Still Need a Bank-Level Transaction Test

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Information date: 11 September 2026 — China announced on 10 September a 2026–2030 plan focused on financial supervision, risk prevention, support for the real economy and high-standard opening. Officials also said direct

China Tax Incentive Case Method: Eligibility, Calculation and Cash Timing Need Three Files

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Information date: 11 September 2026 — China publishes tax incentive policies for defined taxpayers, activities, periods and documentation conditions. A policy headline or local promotion does not establish that a particu

China Tax Registration Review: A Tax Number Must Match Entity, Location and Filing Duty

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Information date: 11 September 2026 — China's tax administration provides taxpayer services and filing channels, but the appearance of a tax identifier on a document does not establish that the correct entity, local auth

China Sourcing Resources: Verify Supplier, Goods and Export Evidence Separately

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Information date: 11 September 2026 — China Customs publishes official information on customs procedures and trade controls, but a supplier's registration or prior export record does not prove that the specific goods, ba

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

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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
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