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Commercial Franchising is a successful business model around the world. It is also a fast growing business trend in China. It is estimated that there are more than 2,600 franchise operations in China (ranking number one in the world) involving more than 168,000 franchise outlets in more than 60 industries in 2006.

On March 6, 2026, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (“CSRC”) issued the Provisions on the Regulation of Short Swing Trading (“Short Swing Trading Provisions”), which will come into effect on April 7, 2026.

For foreign investors, there are two distinct reasons that a company may choose to enter into a joint venture.

On 9 November 2008, the PRC announced an RMB 4 trillion stimulus package in response to the global financial crisis. The funds will be invested in ten key sectors over the course of two years, and a considerable part will be distributed in accordance with government procurement laws.

Foreign investors are permitted to invest in China’s stock markets1, provided that an investor is a Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor ("QFII"). Previously, applying for QFII status took as long as one to two years, and in some cases the entire process took even longer.

In short, Altmaier misquoted Xi and bigged up what had actually been stated

The Company Law of the People's Republic of China ("Company Law") shall universally govern the WFOEs in the same way as it does domestic Chinese companies.

On 27 September 2013, the State Council promulgated the Overall Plan for the China (Shanghai) Free Trade Pilot Zone.

The New Measures come into effect on May 8, 2014, and signal a fresh streamlined approach that should simplify outbound investments.

On April 6, 2010, the State Council of China issued Several Opinions on Further Improving the Work of Utilizing Foreign Investment (the "Opinions").

Recent draft rules issued for public comment aim to clearly permit investors to inject equity as the registered capital of a foreign-invested enterprise ("FIE").

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Foreign companies currently operating commercial APPs or providing other VATS in China will benefit from this Notice.

Key strengths of the Greater Bay Area of China in 2024 and areas of interest for foreign and local investors.

China has been a magnet for foreign direct investment (FDI) in recent years, however the investment environment has become somewhat more complex as China’s economy has developed and attitudes to foreign investment have changed.

The draft is open for public comments until 3 December 2017, CMS will continue to track its development.

On September 3, 2016, the Twelfth National People's Congress Standing Committee passed amendments to the current four main foreign-investment laws in China: Law of the People's Republic of China on Chinese-Foreign Equity Joint Venture Enterprises; Law of the People's Republic of China on Chinese-Foreign Cooperative Joint Venture Enterprises; Law of the People's Republic of China on Wholly-Foreign Owned Enterprises; and Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Investments of Tai

The new PRC Foreign Investment Law ("FIL"), as well as its Implementing Regulations ("Implementing Regulations"), took effect on January 1, 2020.