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Thank you for buying this book. China Briefing’s publications are designed to fill a
niche in the provision of information about business laws and taxes in China. Produced
by the foreign direct investment practice Dezan Shira & Associates, when we decided,
several years ago to commence this series, we did so in the knowledge that much of
such intelligence regarding China was expensive, or contradictory. Much also did not
adequately address the real on the ground issues faced by multinational businessmen
– the practical knowledge that must be part of the armory of any business dealings in
emerging markets. China Briefing is designed to deal with this gap and is aimed at
providing both the regulatory background as well as detailed information concerning
China business with a firm eye on the practicalities of turning a profit and remaining
in compliance on the mainland.
Accordingly, we made this guide informative, easy to read and inexpensive. To do so, we
have engaged not just a team of journalists, but in many cases, Dezan Shira &Associates’
own team of legal and tax experts in their related fields. For this book however, the text has
been graciously provided by Austria Wirtschaftsservice (aws), an agency of the Austrian
government that specializes in evaluating and providing for technological inventions. In
China, they support their clients with patent work, IP support and protection services.
We thank them for their assistance with this work.
This first edition of this book was compiled and written by Verena Nowotny and edited
by Andy Scott. The second edition of this guide was updated by Monika Vuong, Alex
Blauensteiner and Georg Buchtela, and edited by Eunice Ku, Teja Yenamandra and
Shelly Zhao; the cover design was by Chris Wei; and the layout was by Chris Wei and
Becky Jian.
At China Briefing, our motto is “The practical application of China business,” we hope
that you feel we have accomplished this within these pages.
Sincerely,
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