Michelin entered Greater China in 1988 through a sales office in Hong Kong, with a representative office being created in Beijing a year later

For a company with revenue in the millions of Euros, there are almost always new sources of growth available, provided it is willing to change its perspective on the market and redefine its business model. For a European group with revenue in the billions of…

Has the pilot reform scheme on the Administration for Industry Commerce (AIC) registration system created a more favourable environment for foreign companies in China?

Recent Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) investigations by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) into certain industries created a stir.

On 15th November the ‘Decision on Major Issues Concerning Comprehensively Deepening Reform’ (Decision) from the Third Plenum of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) was released. It provided details on the reform programme put forward by the new administration of…

A look at the opportunities and challenges China’s economic transformation is creating for the development of the ICT market.

In the wake of the global economic crisis, dwindling natural resources and ever-increasing needs of a growing population we face a stark question

For the first time in history international visitor arrivals surpassed 1 billion globally (1.035 billion)[1] in 2012.

Legally winding up a company can be just as time-consuming as establishing one, so it is advisable to consider your options and prepare for phase-out well in advance.

If you have registered your intellectual property (IP) and found it being infringed you will want to enforce it, but what recourse do you have in China?