2026-08-28
Every Chinese-incorporated or VIE-controlled issuer must clear a CSRC filing before any offshore listing, under rules effective since 31 March 2023.根据自2023年3月31日起施行的规则，每一家中国注册或受VIE控制的发行人在境外上市前都必须通过证监会备案。The filing is triggered the moment an issuer submits...
2026-08-28
The VIE (Variable Interest Entity) structure remains the dominant legal vehicle for foreign capital to access Chinese sectors restricted under the negative list.对于外资进入受负面清单限制的中国行业，VIE（协议控制）架构仍是主导性的法律安排。Since 31 March 2023, every domestic enterprise...
2026-08-28
Since 20 March 2026 the National Immigration Administration has piloted online lodging registration for foreigners staying at addresses other than hotels, and is rolling it out nationwide after a...
2026-08-28
Foreign personnel in China may send their children to *schools for children of foreign personnel* — separate institutions that use a foreign curriculum and admit only foreign, HK/Macau/Taiwan, and...
2026-08-28
A foreign-invested enterprise (FIE) in China can now complete its incorporation plus its first cluster of post-setup steps through a single integrated "FIE Opening One-Thing" (外资企业开办一件事) service covering licence,...
2026-08-28
Foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) in China report investment information through the business-registration and credit-filing systems under the Foreign Investment Information Reporting Measures.外商投资企业在中国通过企业登记与企业信用信息公示系统，依《外商投资信息报告办法》报送投资信息。Three recurring reports apply: an initial report at setup,...
2026-08-28
A foreign-invested enterprise in China can now be incorporated entirely online, from identity verification to the electronic business licence, without a single in-person visit. 中国的外商投资企业如今可全程网上办理设立登记，从身份核验到电子营业执照申领，无需一次到场。Overseas investors verify identity...
2026-08-28
The Enterprise Deregistration Guide (2025 Revision), jointly issued by SAMR and five other departments, is being implemented across localities in 2026 through simplified procedures, agency ("da wei") deregistration and...
2026-08-28
The six-agency 2025 Revised Enterprise Deregistration Guide aligns exit procedures with the 2024 Company Law, offering three routes: ordinary, simplified and "one-thing" joint deregistration.六部门《企业注销指引（2025年修订）》与2024年新《公司法》衔接，提供普通注销、简易注销与"一件事"联动注销三类路径。A foreign-invested company may use simplified...
2026-08-28
Under the 2023 Company Law (effective 1 July 2024), directors — not shareholders — are the statutory liquidation obligors, and a liquidation group must be formed within 15 days...