China Business Law Guide

Book excerpt: This guide presents a comprehensive overview of business law in the People's Republic of China and the implications for foreign companies operating there. It provides analysis of all pertinent business laws and their practical implications, with special emphasis on: the legal system, constitutional, criminal, and civil law, business organizations, contract law, technology transfer, foreign investment, representative offices, foreign exchange control, banking and finance, dispute settlement, bilateral investment treaties, taxation, insurance and labour, intellectual property, import and export, countertrade, land law, special investment areas, precedents and forms, environmental protection, and administrative law.