Just updated our research regarding China Representative Office rules relating to employees and note the following. Q. How many foreigners can work for the Rep Office? What is the proper term for referring to these employees? A. A Rep Office may hire no more than four foreign persons, each of whom is called a representative.
In China Payment Fraud, we wrote how it has “become somewhat of a December tradition to write about China payment scams in December because history shows this is the biggest month for those. This year it seems China fraud season has started earlier than usual for those doing business with China and, near as I
One of the most frustrating things about doing business in China is the paper work. I was cc’ed on an email the other day from one of our China company formation lawyers to one of our clients. The client had signed the documents required for a WFOE by ink that looked like the required ink,
Our China company formation lawyers spoke with a software company the other day with fifteen “independent contractors” in China they view as “part of the corporate family.” This company was looking to form a WFOE in China, but they said they were in no rush. The first thing we did was tell them that what
A reader sent me a link to a report on Media Piracy in Emerging Economies. The report, put out by the American Assembly at Columbia University, “is the first independent, large-scale study of music, film and software piracy in emerging economies, with a focus on Brazil, India, Russia, South Africa, Mexico and Bolivia.” It is
With the US Supreme Court recently holding the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional, the writing is pretty much on the wall that gay marriage will be legal in all or most of the United States within five to ten years. What about China? How does China view gays and gay marriage? For answers to
VIE stands for variable interest entity and they are entities used to allow a company in China to technically be a Chinese domestic company, but be de facto controlled by a foreign-owned entity or entities. VIE structures are usually used to allow foreign companies to get involved in various sectors of China’s economy forbidden to
English Translations of Chinese Laws Every couple of weeks, someone asks one of our China lawyers for an English translation of a Chinese law or cites one of our blog posts as an explanation for a decision they made or are contemplating making. The Pitfalls of Using Translated Chinese Laws for Decision Making China’s laws
Whenever I give a speech or write an article or post about what it takes to succeed in international outsourced manufacturing , I invariably list “a good partner” as item one. Perhaps not surprisingly, I am always getting asked how to find the “good partner”. My initial response is usually to say “with great care.”
Companies seeking to form a China WFOE are often confused about WFOE minimum registered capital requirements. Part of the confusion stems from disreputable entity formation companies that claim to know exactly how much will be required and boast of their ability to get the Chinese government to agree to a low amount. Under Chinese law,
