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Two routes: Couples who agree on everything and are eligible can divorce by registration at a marriage registration authority. Everyone else goes to a People's Court. Cooling-off applies only to...
China's former 144-hour visa-free transit rule was extended to 240 hours on December 17, 2024. The National Immigration Administration's update of August 20, 2026 covers 57 nationalities, 65 designated ports...
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...
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'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...
Last reviewed: September 2026. Registered capital in China is no longer a vanity number on a business licence. It is a dated financial obligation with a due date, a regulator...
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 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...
Last reviewed: August 2026. Severance caps quoted below are the municipal figures in force in 2026; each city re-publishes its average wage annually. N is statutory severance: one month's average...
China operates on a strict "first-to-file" trademark system. The first entity to register a mark owns the rights, regardless of prior use in other countries. Filing directly with the China...
Updated September 2026. Reflects the PRC Export Control Law (effective December 1, 2020), the Regulations on Export Control of Dual-Use Items (effective December 1, 2024), and MOFCOM announcements through mid-2026....
Dispute Prevention Strategies for Manufacturing Contracts in China Key Takeaways Securing a watertight manufacturing contract in China requires localized legal strategies that prioritize dispute prevention over litigation. Standard Western contracts...