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Introduction
Quiet bird against ruffiling banana leaves;
Slender sillhouette of hibiscus smiling at the breeze.
(灵禽无语蕉叶声 芙蓉纤影媚清风)
Liu Hong Wei (刘宏伟)
Chinese Painting, 171.5 x 90.3 cm
Wan Fung Art Gallery (云峰画苑 )
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Sabrina Zhang
National Tax Partner
Dezan Shira & Associates
Beijing Office
This year has seen some exciting changes in China’s foreign investment
landscape as the government explores newways to lessen previous restrictions
on doing business in China.
Most recently, the Shanghai FreeTrade Zone (FTZ), seen as the testing ground of
China’s economic reforms, has garnered a lot of attention. We along with many
foreign investors are very interested to see what opportunities and benefits it
will offer.
To this end, we have been in close contact with officials in the Zone to learn
about its establishment procedures and preferential policies available to various
industries in the zone.
In this month’s issue of China Briefing, we introduce the simplified company establishment procedure
unique to the zone and the loosening of capital requirements to be applied nationwide this March.
Further, we cover the requirements for setting up a business in the medical, e-commerce, value-added
telecommunications, shipping, and banking & finance industries in the zone.
We hope this will help you better gauge opportunities in the zone for your particular business. Please
don’t hesitate to contact us if you would like our assistance in further exploring opportunities in the FTZ.
Kind regards,
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