China Company Chop Governance: How Foreign Companies Prevent Seal Misuse
Foreign companies in China need clear chop custody, approval rules, emergency replacement plans, and contract controls to prevent seal misuse.
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Resolving Payment Defaults by Chinese Buyers: Legal Options for Foreign Sellers
When a Chinese buyer stops paying, foreign sellers need evidence, asset checks, preservation strategy, and the right litigation or arbitration path.
China Advertising Law for Foreign Brands: Claims That Commonly Trigger Fines
Foreign brands advertising in China should avoid absolute claims, unsupported rankings, health promises, and disguised ads. These are the statements that commonly draw enforcement.
Cross-Border M&A in China: A Due Diligence Checklist for Foreign Investors
Foreign buyers in China M&A should test licenses, labor, tax, data, IP, and deal approvals before signing. A China deal often turns on operational risk, not just valuation.
China Labor Arbitration: What Foreign Employers Should Expect
Foreign employers in China should expect labor disputes to start in arbitration, move quickly on evidence, and turn on whether contracts, payroll, and termination records were built correctly.
Software and IP Licensing into China: Withholding Tax and Registration
Foreign software and IP licensors entering China should not stop at the royalty clause. The China payment path often depends on withholding tax, technology-import registration, and clean contract evidence.
Drafting an Enforceable China Distribution Agreement: What Foreign Companies Should Lock Down Early
A China distribution agreement should do more than appoint a distributor. Foreign companies need workable terms on territory, exclusivity, pricing boundaries, intellectual property control, payment evidence, compliance, and exit.
China VAT and Fapiao Basics for Foreign-Invested Companies
Foreign-invested companies in China should not treat VAT and fapiao as back-office paperwork. The wrong setup can block collections, input credit, reimbursement, and repatriation planning.
Repatriating Profits from China: Dividends, Royalties, or Service Fees?
Foreign companies planning to take money out of China often start with the wrong question. They ask which route is fastest, cheapest, or easiest to explain to headquarters. In practice, the safer question is different: what is the legal…
China E-Commerce Platform Disputes: How Sellers Can Protect Themselves on Tmall and JD
Foreign sellers on Tmall and JD should not wait for a platform dispute to discover who controls the merchant account, who holds the trademark, what evidence the platform expects, and when the dispute must move beyond the platform process.