2026-08-28
On 12 August 2026 the Chongqing Development and Reform Commission issued a notice on whole-life-cycle services for foreign-invested projects (Yu Fagai Guifan No. 8), building a closed-loop, tiered...
2026-08-28
The 2026 "Stabilise and Improve Foreign Investment" action plan mandates an "Invest in China" digital comprehensive service platform consolidating information, consultation, professional support and feedback.2026年《利用外资固稳促优行动方案》要求建设"投资中国"数字综合服务平台，整合信息归集、办事咨询、专业支持与互动反馈。Foreign-invested enterprises are promised full...
2026-08-28
Electronic licences (电子证照) are digital, legally valid counterparts of paper certificates issued by Chinese authorities and recognised across government systems.电子证照是中国机关签发的、具有法律效力的数字化证书，在各政务系统中获得认可。The electronic business licence (电子营业执照), issued by SAMR, is the...
2026-08-28
The foreign-investor service desk is the human front end of the one-stop window—dedicated staff who guide, pre-clear, and follow up on an inbound investor's case.外商投资服务专员（服务台）是一站式窗口的人工前端——专人对接、预先疏导并跟进入境投资者的个案。It operationalises MOFCOM's "投资中国" (Invest...
2026-08-28
Government-service integration is the infrastructure behind the one-stop window: it links ministerial, provincial, and municipal systems into one authenticated identity and one data set.政务服务一体化是一站式窗口背后的基础设施：它将部委、省级与市级系统联通为单一实名身份与统一数据集。The National Integrated Online Government Service...
2026-08-28
The "one-stop window" (一站式窗口) is China's flagship government-service reform that lets foreign investors complete market-entry procedures at a single counter or portal."一站式窗口"是中国标志性的政务服务改革，使外资得以在单一柜台或门户完成市场准入手续。It sits on top of the national "one-network...
2026-08-28
The CSRC continues to issue offshore listing filing notices in 2026 — for example, the 4 August 2026 filing notice for Ligent Technologies via its domestic operating entity —...
2026-08-28
Onshore enterprises must file with the CSRC before or shortly after an overseas listing; the filing covers both direct and indirect (including VIE) listings under a "substance-over-form" test.境内企业境外发行上市须向证监会备案（直接及间接上市，含 VIE），认定遵循「实质重于形式」。Indirect...
2026-08-28
Red-chip companies—offshore-held groups with PRC operating assets—are increasingly weighing a return to mainland A-share markets as a financing option.红筹企业（持有中国境内运营资产的境外控股集团）正越来越多地将回归境内A股市场作为一种融资选项加以考量。Two return pathways exist: a direct A-share issuance by a red-chip...
2026-08-28
Most VIEs sit in data-intensive sectors, so the structure collides directly with China's cross-border data-export rules administered by the CAC.多数VIE身处数据密集型行业，因此其结构会直接与国家网信办主管的跨境数据出境规则发生碰撞。Three lawful export routes exist—security assessment, standard contract, and certification—with...