Foreign Invested Enterprises FAQ's

• What are the options for foreign enterprises to establish a permanent presence in China?
• Representative offices may not carry out direct business activities. What does this mean and are representative offices subject to taxation?
• I set up a representative office for my international company in China, but things have not worked out. How do I go about closing the office down and discontinuing my business?
• What is an equity joint venture?
• What is a cooperative joint venture?
• The Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprise Regulations were recently amended. What are the most significant changes?
• Specifically, what type of businesses will the changes to the Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprise regulations affect?
• In anticipation of China's WTO accession, the Joint Venture Law was amended last March. How will these amendments affect Joint Ventures in China?
• Recently, there has been a lot of discussion regarding the current trend of foreign joint venture partners buying out their Chinese counterparts. What are the major obstacles in these restructurings?
• Some foreign companies invest in China using an offshore company. What are the advantages of structuring an investment in this way?
• Investment Zones have played an important role in China's opening up of her economy to foreign investment. They continue to offer preferential treatment for certain businesses. What are the major investment zones in China?
• When forming a joint venture in China, what are some IP issues that I should be concerned about?
• When obtaining a company through mergers and acquisitions, what sort of IPR-related issues should I think about?
• What is the structure of the Chinese Investment Fund Market?
• Have there been any recent developments in foreign exchange regulations?
• Can domestically listed foreign capital shares be used for overseas mortgages?
• What are the different types of FIE acquisition?
• Which issues should be considered when effecting an equity acquisition in an FIE?