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2026-08-27Value-Added Telecom Services Series | ICP/EDI License Compliance Essentials: Full Process for Amendment, Renewal, and Cancellation – Don't Get the Order Wrong When Changing from Domestic to Foreign-Invested EnterpriseMany companies view the value-added telecom license as a one-time task – get it and forget it. In reality, it is a dynamically regulated qualification with a five-year cycle. Any changes in corporate registration, license expiry, business cessation, or sh
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2026-08-20From "Formal Compliance" to "Substantive Compliance" – A Shift in Regulatory FocusAgainst a backdrop of geopolitical volatility and fiscal pressure, "substance over form" and "reasonable commercial purpose" have become core principles across tax, accounting and legal regulation. This article traces their historical
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2026-08-20Outbound Investment Series | State Council Decree No. 837 Takes Effect – A Compliance Guide for Technology Transfer in Overseas InvestmentsOn 1 July 2026, the State Council Decree No. 837 (hereinafter "Decree No. 837" or the "Regulations") on outbound investment officially took effect. Article 13 draws a clear red line: investors shall not export or use goods, technologie
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2026-08-20Outbound Investment Series | 1 August Take Effect! Thailand DBD Order No. 2/2569 Brings New Substantive Control Rules – Nominee Shareholding Loopholes for Chinese Investors Are ClosingOn 1 August 2026, Thailand's Department of Business Development (DBD) issued Order No. 2/2569, marking a fundamental shift in foreign investment regulation—from documentary compliance to substantive control and economic substance review. Previously, DBD
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2026-06-11Breaking! Effective July 1 – In-depth Interpretation of the State Council's New Overseas Investment Regulations | Series III: After the New Regulations, Which Key Issues Remain Unresolved?The Regulations of the State Council on Outbound Investment(State Council Order No. 837, hereinafter "Order No. 837"), officially announced on June 1, 2026, represents a landmark piece of top-level legislation in the history of China's outbound
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2025-05-23Overview of the Chinese Tea Drink Industry's Overseas Expansion, Financial and Tax Analysis
In China, freshly-made tea drinks have always been popular among young consumers. However, due to the low barriers to entry in terms of industry and capital, the competitive landscape is highly fragmented. The market for freshly-made tea drinks is fiercel
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2025-05-15China Stabilizes the Market and Expectations: Financial Policies Take Further Action
On May 7, 2025, the State Council Information Office held a press conference, where the heads of China's three major financial regulatory bodies introduced a package of financial policies aimed at supporting market stability and expectations. The newly in
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2025-04-24New Measures Unveiled to Further Open China’s Telecommunications Sector
April 21, 2025 – The State Council Information Office held a press conference, where officials from relevant ministries and commissions introduced the Work Plan for Accelerating the Comprehensive Pilot Program to Expand the Opening-Up of the Service Secto
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2025-04-10The Impact of Trump’s Reciprocal Tariff Policy on China’s Two-way Cross-border Investment
On April 2, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the imposition of “reciprocal tariffs” on almost all major trading partners, triggering a severe shock to global markets. This policy sets a 10% uniform import tariff benchmark and imposes higher tar
