Labour dispatch is strictly regulated: it may be used only for temporary (≤6 months), auxiliary, or substitution posts (“三性”) and is capped at 10% of the user unit’s total workforce, calculated per entity. 劳务派遣受严格规制：仅可用于临时性（不超 6 个月）、辅助性或替代性岗位（”三性”），且不得超过用工单位用工总量的 10%，并按单个用人单位核算。 A dispatch agency … Labour dispatch and secondment rulesRead more
China’s 2026 Crackdown on Labour-Dispatch Abuses: Compliance Guide for Foreign-Invested Employers
A nationwide campaign to clean up the human-resources market ran from April to July 2026, with dispatch-rule violations a stated enforcement priority.2026年4月至7月开展了全国清理整顿人力资源市场秩序专项行动，劳务派遣违规被列为明确的执法重点。 The campaign targets unlicensed dispatch, “fake outsourcing, real dispatch,” illegal recruitment intermediaries, “recruit-to-train” loan fraud and employment discrimination.行动剑指未经许可经营劳务派遣、”假外包、真派遣”、非法职业中介、”招转培（贷）”欺诈与就业歧视。 … China’s 2026 Crackdown on Labour-Dispatch Abuses: Compliance Guide for Foreign-Invested EmployersRead more
Foreign-Invested Investment Companies and Regional HQs: Structuring Options for Market Entry
Foreign-Invested Investment Companies and Regional HQs: Structuring Options for Market Entry | 外商投资性公司与地区总部：集团入华架构选型 Why this matters now When a multinational first enters China it usually defaults to a single wholly foreign-owned enterprise (WFOE). But as the China footprint grows — … Foreign-Invested Investment Companies and Regional HQs: Structuring Options for Market EntryRead more
Rebuilding FIE Governance After the Five-Year Transition: From Board-as-Supreme-Organ to the Shareholders’ Meeting, and How to Design Articles, Organs and Control
Rebuilding FIE Governance After the Five-Year Transition: From Board-as-Supreme-Organ to the Shareholders’ Meeting, and How to Design Articles, Organs and Control | 外商投资企业的治理架构改造：从董事会最高权力机构到股东会——《外商投资法》五年过渡期终结后的章程、机构与控制权设计 Overview A Sino-foreign joint venture long ran on an unusual rule: the board, not the shareholders, was … Rebuilding FIE Governance After the Five-Year Transition: From Board-as-Supreme-Organ to the Shareholders’ Meeting, and How to Design Articles, Organs and ControlRead more
Beyond the WFOE: branches, foreign-invested partnerships and holding vehicles for China market entry
Beyond the WFOE: branches, foreign-invested partnerships and holding vehicles for China market entry | 不止于外商独资：分支机构、外商投资合伙企业与控股平台的载体选择 Overview: Why “WFOE First” Is Not Always Right The reflex for an overseas group is to incorporate a Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprise (WFOE): a limited-liability company … Beyond the WFOE: branches, foreign-invested partnerships and holding vehicles for China market entryRead more
Setting up a China company as a foreign individual: the personal-investor route
Setting up a China company as a foreign individual: the personal-investor route | 外国自然人直接在华设立公司：个人投资者路径 Overview Most guides to China market entry assume the investor is a company. Yet the Foreign Investment Law (FIL), in force since 1 January 2020, defines … Setting up a China company as a foreign individual: the personal-investor routeRead more
WFOE vs. RO vs. JV: Choosing a Structure
WFOE vs. RO vs. JV: Choosing a Structure | 外商独资 vs 代表处 vs 合资：如何选择架构 Overview Before a foreign investor incorporates in China, the first strategic question is which legal vehicle to use. The three workhorse structures are the Wholly Foreign-Owned … WFOE vs. RO vs. JV: Choosing a StructureRead more
Hiring Foreign Talent in China: the work-permit classification (A/B/C) and points system
Hiring Foreign Talent in China: the work-permit classification (A/B/C) and points system | 在中国聘用外籍人才：工作许可分类（A/B/C）与积分制 Overview Bringing a foreign national onto your China team is not a single application — it is a categorisation exercise. China’s unified foreign-work-permit system sorts foreign … Hiring Foreign Talent in China: the work-permit classification (A/B/C) and points systemRead more
Ending Employment of Foreign Staff in China: termination, severance and the work-permit trap
Ending Employment of Foreign Staff in China: termination, severance and the work-permit trap | 与中国外籍员工结束雇佣：解除、经济补偿与工作许可陷阱 Overview Hiring a foreign national in China is governed by a layered, sometimes contradictory set of rules: the *Rules on the Administration of Employment of … Ending Employment of Foreign Staff in China: termination, severance and the work-permit trapRead more
Expatriate Individual Income Tax Compliance in China: Residency, the 183-Day Rule and Treaty Benefits
Expatriate Individual Income Tax Compliance in China: Residency, the 183-Day Rule and Treaty Benefits | 外籍员工个人所得税合规：居民身份、183天规则与协定待遇 Overview China’s Individual Income Tax (IIT) system draws a decisive line between tax residents and non-residents. For foreign-invested enterprises managing expatriate payroll, that line … Expatriate Individual Income Tax Compliance in China: Residency, the 183-Day Rule and Treaty BenefitsRead more