| About the authors |
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| Preface |
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| Part 1 Economic Reform and Investment Opportunities an Overview |
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1 Economic and Financial Reforms |
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Developing a `Socialist Market' Economy |
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Developing Financial Markets |
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Restructuring of the Banking System |
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Loans for Investment Purposes |
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2 Opportunities and Incentives |
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Guidelines for Foreign Investment |
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Investment by Multinationals |
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3 An Overview of the Rules affecting Foreign Investors |
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Foreign-owned Enterprises |
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Foreign Exchange Controls |
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| Part 2 Forms of Investment |
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4 Chinese - Foreign Equity Joint Ventures |
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Parties to an Equity Joint Venture |
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Basic Policy Requirements |
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Main Industries or Fields of Investment |
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Registered Capital and Investment Contribution |
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Duration of a Joint Venture |
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5 Chinese - Foreign Cooperative Joint Ventures |
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Characteristics of a Cooperative Joint Venture |
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Parties to a Cooperative Joint Venture |
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39 | (1) |
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Organisation, Structure and Management |
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Distribution of Earnings and Recovery of Investment |
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Duration of a Cooperative Joint Venture |
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6 Wholly Foreign-Owned Investment Enterprises |
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Conditions for establishing a Wholly Foreign-owned Enterprise |
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Forms of Contributing Investment |
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47 | (1) |
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Purchasing of Raw Materials and Marketing of Products |
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51 | (3) |
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Labour Management and Trade Unions |
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Duration of the Enterprise |
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Conditions for Establishment |
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58 | (1) |
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Investment Enterprises of the Holding Company |
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| Part 3 Operational Issues |
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8 Management of Joint Ventures |
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63 | (4) |
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63 | (1) |
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Conflicts of Interest and Compliance with the Law |
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68 | (5) |
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Engagement and Dismissal of Staff |
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Wages, Insurance and Welfare Benefits |
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78 | (1) |
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79 | (1) |
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80 | (5) |
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85 | (10) |
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86 | (2) |
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Import and Export of Goods and Technologies |
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88 | (2) |
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90 | (2) |
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Experiments in Comprehensive Trading |
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92 | (3) |
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Opening up to Foreign Participation |
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Trailling Foreign-funded Enterprises |
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Joint Venture Chainstores |
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13 Negotiations, Disputes and Arbitration |
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Chinese Negotiation Styles |
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104 | (1) |
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| Part 4 Financial Issues |
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Transforming The People's Bank |
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Commercialising the Banking System |
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115 | (2) |
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Credit for Foreign Investors |
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117 | (1) |
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Borrowing from Domestic Banking Institutions |
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118 | (1) |
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Conditions and Guarantees for Loans |
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119 | (3) |
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Foreign Exchange Loans from Foreign-funded Banking Institutions |
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122 | (1) |
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123 | (10) |
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123 | (1) |
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Reforms to the Foreign Exchange System |
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124 | (2) |
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126 | (1) |
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Control of Forex by Foreign Investors |
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127 | (2) |
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From swap Centre to Inter-bank Market |
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129 | (1) |
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130 | (1) |
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Recent and Future Measures |
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16 Emerging Securities Markets |
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The Development of China's Securities Markets |
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133 | (2) |
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135 | (1) |
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Development of the Shareholding System |
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136 | (4) |
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140 | (3) |
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143 | (22) |
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143 | (1) |
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Consumption Tax and Business Tax |
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144 | (1) |
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Income Tax payable by Enterprise |
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145 | (1) |
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Income Tax payable by Individuals |
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145 | (1) |
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146 | (1) |
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146 | (2) |
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148 | (1) |
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Preferential Policies for Foreign Investors |
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148 | (1) |
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Foreign Enterprise Income Tax |
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149 | (6) |
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155 | (2) |
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Tax Treatment of Intangible Assets and Establishment Costs |
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157 | (1) |
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Double Taxation Agreements |
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157 | (1) |
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Foreign Investors and China's Taxation System |
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158 | (7) |
| Part 5 Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer |
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165 | (40) |
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165 | (22) |
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The First-to-File Principle |
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167 | (1) |
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168 | (1) |
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169 | (2) |
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171 | (3) |
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174 | (3) |
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Opposition to a Trademark Application |
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177 | (1) |
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Reapplication after Rejection |
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178 | (1) |
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178 | (1) |
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Developing a Chinese Trademark |
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179 | (6) |
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Market Recognition of Trademarks |
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185 | (2) |
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187 | (4) |
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187 | (1) |
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188 | (1) |
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China's Membership of International Conventions |
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189 | (1) |
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189 | (2) |
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191 | (6) |
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Development of Copyright Protection |
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191 | (1) |
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Copyright Law for Authors |
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192 | (1) |
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China's Membership of International Conventions |
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193 | (1) |
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Development of National Copyright Administration |
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193 | (4) |
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197 | (8) |
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Technology Import Contract Regulations |
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197 | (3) |
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Importation of Know-How and Technology |
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200 | (5) |
| Appendices |
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| Appendix I China Foreign Investment Guidelines Catalogue (by sector in 1995) |
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| Appendix II Sample Contract for Joint Ventures using Chinese and Foreign Investment |
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| Appendix III Sample Articles of Association for Joint Ventures using Chinese and Foreign Investment |
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| Appendix IV Sample Application Form for the Establishment of a Foreign Capital Enterprise in China |
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249 | (6) |
| Appendix V Sample Approval Certificate for a Foreign Investment Enterprise |
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255 | (3) |
| Index |
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