Since 1 January 2020, foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) are no longer carved into CJV/EJV/WFOE types; they take the same company or partnership forms as domestic firms under the Company Law and Partnership Law.自2020年1月1日起，外商投资企业不再区分为中外合资、中外合作、外商独资三类，而是与内资企业一样适用《公司法》《合伙企业法》采取公司或合伙形式。 A foreign investor may set up a limited-liability … Choosing the Right Organisation Form for a Foreign-Invested Enterprise in China: Companies, Partnerships and Representative OfficesRead more
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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
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