http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=George+Silver Business George Silver Sun, 03 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=105638&ca=Business Foreign Invested Companies Limited by Shares (FICLS) The establishment of a Foreign Invested Company Limited by Shares (also known as a “joint stock company”) was designed to accommodate investors seeking to issue shares to the public or to list on the Shanghai, Shenzhen or foreign stock exchanges (... Business George Silver Sun, 03 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=105639&ca=Business Chinese foreign investment law and local policies offer many tax breaks and other financial incentives to encourage foreign investment, particularly with respect to Enterprise Income Tax (the equivalent of US corporate tax). Keep in mind that China intends to phase out these favorable policies towar... Business George Silver Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=105402&ca=Business Due diligence is an absolute must if you plan to team up with a Chinese partner. It’s a jungle out there, so be wary. This is no place to cut expenses or rush through things because a half-done job may cost you twice as much time and money later. Due diligence is not a particularly prevalent practic...