By Gina Chen, Maarten Roos With the current Covid-19 crisis, governments all over the world are implementing policies to support local businesses. In China too, companies can enjoy some relief relating to taxation (incl. tax deferments and increase of export tax...
By Tony Xu, Maarten Roos When our firm performs due diligence on Chinese manufacturing companies, one of the most important focal points is whether the company has passed all relevant environmental impact assessments. Many foreign investors are unaware that after a...
By Fabian Knopf and Maarten Roos In a webinar for the Danish-Chinese Business Forum, Maarten Roos (Founder and Principal of R&P China Lawyers, a China-registered law firm with Western management) shared examples and case studies on compliance issues that foreign...
By Molly Luo During the Teleconference on Shanghai Commercial Work of 1 March 2020, the Shanghai Municipal Government introduced measures on controlling the COVID-19 corona virus but concurrently supporting companies and developing the economy. By making foreign...
By Molly Luo and Limeng Yang Just when Chinese people were ready to celebrate the Spring Festival of the year 2020, the outbreak of novel coronavirus (later named COVID-19) spoiled the party. The outbreak has been a global concern that has greatly affected both...
By Maarten Roos, Yang Limeng Digital technologies have become widespread in China, and are a huge part of the economy’s success. For example, more than 750 million smartphones are currently in use in China, and tools such as WeChat and Alipay have become indispensable...