2026-08-28
The Foreign Investment Law permits entry forms well beyond the WFOE — branches, partnerships and holding platforms are each lawful, separately registered routes. 《外商投资法》允许的准入载体远不止外商独资——分支机构、合伙企业与控股平台均为合法、分别登记的路径。A branch of a foreign...
2026-08-28
Foreign natural persons can invest in China directly: the Foreign Investment Law explicitly covers individuals, and a foreign-owned LLC founded by one person is registered just like a domestic...
2026-08-28
A Representative Office (RO) cannot earn revenue, issue invoices, sign contracts or collect payment — it is limited to liaison, market research and promotion, and is a dead end...
2026-08-28
A representative office has no legal personality and cannot be an employer, so it can never sign a labour contract with local staff directly. 代表机构不具有法人资格，不能作为用人单位，因此不能直接与本地员工签订劳动合同。Guo Fa No....