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China in 2025 is more open to foreign business visitors and talent, but most travelers still need a visa or must qualify for specific visa-free or transit schemes. The 144-hour...
China is not an at-will jurisdiction: almost every unilateral dismissal must fit a narrow statutory ground, follow strict procedures, and be well documented. If a termination is ruled illegal, courts...
China follows an "equal but not necessarily 50-50" principle for dividing marital property, and courts now more often give an unequal share in short-term marriages or where one spouse contributed...
China now offers more reliable tools to chase assets, including a powerful Asset Reporting Order that forces judgment debtors to disclose their property or face fines, detention, or even criminal...
In China, enforceable non-compete agreements are mainly for senior management and key technical or confidential staff, not for ordinary or low-level workers. The Supreme People's Court Interpretation II introduces the...
China is a strict first-to-file jurisdiction for trademarks and patents, so foreign companies should file core marks and key technologies in China early, ideally before entering the market or starting...
China's media, technology and telecoms (MTT) sectors are highly regulated and fragmented across multiple authorities, mainly the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) and...
From 1 July 2024, most Chinese companies must have all registered capital actually paid in within 5 years of establishment. The old open-ended "subscription" model is gone for new companies....
The CAC's 2025 FAQ softens outbound data rules for common B2C and HR scenarios, but it does not weaken controls on "important data" or large-scale datasets. Under the "contract performance"...
China offers strong but highly formal IP protection: most valuable rights (trademarks, patents, designs) must be registered with Chinese authorities to be enforceable. For AI-generated content, Chinese regulators treat labeling...