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
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Shanghai Tax Bureau Memo on IIT for Foreigners Whose China Stay Changes: Residency Re-Determination and Filing Rules
Shanghai Tax Bureau Memo on IIT for Foreigners Whose China Stay Changes: Residency Re-Determination and Filing Rules | 上海税局关于外籍个人境内停留时间变化个税问题的备忘录：身份重定与申报规则 Overview The Shanghai Tax Bureau recently issued a memorandum addressing a recurring, high-exposure question for foreign-invested enterprises: when a foreign individual’s … Shanghai Tax Bureau Memo on IIT for Foreigners Whose China Stay Changes: Residency Re-Determination and Filing RulesRead more
Social Insurance for Foreign Employees in China: The 2026 Compliance Baseline
Social Insurance for Foreign Employees in China: The 2026 Compliance Baseline | 外籍员工在华社会保险：2026 合规基线 Hiring foreign staff in China triggers a clear, non-optional social-insurance obligation. Under the *Interim Measures for Social Insurance Participation by Foreigners Employed in China* (MOHRSS Order … Social Insurance for Foreign Employees in China: The 2026 Compliance BaselineRead more
Equal Pay, Social Insurance and Joint Liability for Dispatched Workers in China: What the Foreign Host Employer Must Own
Equal Pay, Social Insurance and Joint Liability for Dispatched Workers in China: What the Foreign Host Employer Must Own | 被派遣劳动者的同工同酬、社会保险与用工单位连带责任：外资用工单位必须自己扛的部分 Why the Host Employer Carries Real Exposure For a foreign-invested enterprise (FIE) using dispatched workers (被派遣劳动者), the comfortable assumption … Equal Pay, Social Insurance and Joint Liability for Dispatched Workers in China: What the Foreign Host Employer Must OwnRead more
Outsourcing or dispatch? The “fake outsourcing, real dispatch” trap for foreign-invested employers in China
Outsourcing or dispatch? The “fake outsourcing, real dispatch” trap for foreign-invested employers in China | 外包还是派遣？外资企业在华用工的”假外包、真派遣”穿透风险 Overview: the cap that pushes employers into outsourcing A foreign-invested enterprise (FIE) needing flexible headcount meets two hard limits at once. Article 3 of … Outsourcing or dispatch? The “fake outsourcing, real dispatch” trap for foreign-invested employers in ChinaRead more
Labour Dispatch Compliance for Foreign-Invested Enterprises in China: the “three-nature” rule and the 10% cap
Labour Dispatch Compliance for Foreign-Invested Enterprises in China: the “three-nature” rule and the 10% cap | 外资企业劳务派遣合规：三性规则与 10% 上限 Overview Many foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) in China use labour dispatch to flex headcount for seasonal peaks, administrative support, or niche technical … Labour Dispatch Compliance for Foreign-Invested Enterprises in China: the “three-nature” rule and the 10% capRead more
Telecom VAS Liberalization Reaches 166 Foreign-Funded Approvals: A Milestone in China’s Services Opening
Telecom VAS Liberalization Reaches 166 Foreign-Funded Approvals: A Milestone in China’s Services Opening | 增值电信业务扩大开放累计 166 家外资获批：服务业开放里程碑 Overview China’s opening of its telecom value-added services (VAS) sector to foreign investment has reached a new milestone. According to the Ministry of … Telecom VAS Liberalization Reaches 166 Foreign-Funded Approvals: A Milestone in China’s Services OpeningRead more
Hunan FTZ Upgrade Plan: Six Tasks to Deepen Institutional Opening
Hunan FTZ Upgrade Plan: Six Tasks to Deepen Institutional Opening | 湖南自贸试验区提升战略实施方案：六大任务深化制度型开放 Overview In August 2026, the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee and the People’s Government of Hunan Province jointly issued the *Implementation Plan for the In-Depth Implementation of the Free … Hunan FTZ Upgrade Plan: Six Tasks to Deepen Institutional OpeningRead more
Five-Year Capital Subscription Under the New Company Law: What FIEs Must Know
Five-Year Capital Subscription Under the New Company Law: What FIEs Must Know | 新公司法下注册资本五年认缴：外资企业须知 Overview China’s Company Law was substantially revised on 29 December 2023 and entered into force on 1 July 2024. The most consequential change for investors is … Five-Year Capital Subscription Under the New Company Law: What FIEs Must KnowRead more