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Business Guide to Beijing and Northeast China
Thank you for buying this book. China Briefing’s publications are designed to fill a niche in the
provision of information about business law and tax in China. When we decided, several years ago,
to commence this series, we did so in the knowledge that much that was available about China was
either expensive, or completely contradictory. Plus much of it did not really adequately address the
real issues faced by businessmen – the practical knowledge that must be part of any business dealings
in developing countries. China Briefing is designed to change that perspective and provide detailed
information and the regulatory background to business in China – but with a firm eye also on the
details of making money and remaining in compliance.
Accordingly, we tried to make them informative, packed with practical information, easy to read and
inexpensive. To do so we have engaged not a team of journalists or academics – but the services of a
respected professional services firm to assist us. The articles and materials within, except where credited
otherwise, have been researched and written by China-based Chinese and international lawyers,
accountants and auditors, familiar with the issues that foreign-invested enterprises face in China – as
they service them in China as clients. These professionals have come from the nationally established
practice, Dezan Shira & Associates, and we are grateful for their support. Without them this book
would not have been possible, and we wholeheartedly recommend their services should you require
sensible and pragmatic advice as contained within this book.
Contributors: Lucy Brady, Edward Boyle, Chua Siew Joo, Robert Deng, Chris Devonshire-Ellis,
Rosario Di Maggio, Marco Ferrari, Daniel Hughes, Charles Racine, Edward Robinson, Joyce Roque,
Andy Scott, Graham Thompson, Nazia Vasi, Natalie Wirska, Sam Woollard, Jennifer Wu, Jeffy Yuan
and Vicky Zhang. Cover design by Chris Wei; layout by Becky Jian and Chris Wei; edited by Joyce
Roque, Andy Scott, Sam Woollard and Chris Devonshire-Ellis.
At China Briefing, our motto is “The practical application of China business,” and we hope that within
this volume and our other publications you feel we have achieved this, and helped point you in the
right direction when it comes to understanding and researching this vast and complicated business
environment.
Chris Devonshire-Ellis
Andy Scott
Alberto Vettoretti
SamWoollard
Editorial Board, China Briefing Publications
Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen
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