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CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1..................................... 8
An Introduction to China
Key facts and figures
Where China is going
CHAPTER 2................................... 12
Brief History of China
The Imperial age
The Republican era
The People’s Republic of China
Opening up and reform
CHAPTER 3...................................16
China and Asia Compared
Individual and corporate taxes
Demographics and trade statistics
CHAPTER 4................................... 20
Setting Up in China
Choosing a structure
Representative offices
Wholly foreign-owned enterprises
Foreign-invested commercial enterprises
Joint ventures
CHAPTER 5................................... 28
Hong Kong Incorporations for
Mainland China Businesses
Requirements
Tax and finance
Double tax agreements
Closer Economic Partnership Agreement
CHAPTER 6................................... 35
China’s Business Taxes
Corporate income tax
Withholding tax
Value-added tax
Audits
Profits repatriation
CHAPTER 7................................... 47
Demographic and Geographic
Overview of China
City, province and autonomous Region overviews
Beijing................................................................48
Shanghai............................................................51
Tianjin...............................................................54
Chongqing.........................................................57
Guangzhou........................................................60
Shenzhen............................................................63
Anhui.................................................................66
Fujian.................................................................68
Gansu.................................................................70
Guizhou.............................................................72
Guangdong........................................................74
Guangxi.............................................................76
Hainan...............................................................79
Hebei.................................................................82
Heilongjiang......................................................85
Henan................................................................87
Hubei.................................................................89
Hunan................................................................92
Inner Mongolia..................................................94
Jiangsu...............................................................96
Jiangxi................................................................99
Jilin..................................................................102
Liaoning...........................................................105
Ningxia............................................................108
Qinghai............................................................111
Shaanxi............................................................113
Shandong.........................................................115
Shanxi..............................................................118
Sichuan............................................................121
Tibet................................................................124
Xinjiang...........................................................126
Yunnan.............................................................128
Zhejiang...........................................................130
CHAPTER 8...................................133
Development Zones in China
North China
The Yangtze River Delta
The Greater Pearl River Delta
Central China
West China
Directory..................................................... 153
Further Reading.......................................... 155