Guides fordoing businessin China.
These guides are not legal advice. Their job is narrower: help a foreign company frame the China issue clearly enough to know what documents matter and what to ask next.
How foreign companies usually set up in China
A practical guide to choosing an entry structure, sequencing setup steps, and planning control before launch.
Read guideWhat to check before appointing a China distributor or manufacturer
A business-first checklist before a foreign company hands over territory, pricing, tooling, confidential information, or customer access.
Read guideWhat foreign companies should line up before hiring in China
A short guide to the first employment documents, work rules, and management controls that should exist before local onboarding starts.
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Quick FAQs
Questions asked before the first message.
Do we need China counsel before we sign the first draft?
If the draft affects brand control, payment, distributor leverage, hiring, signatory authority, or market-entry timing, early review is usually cheaper than later repair.
Can we start even if the business model is still moving?
Yes. A useful first review often compares legal paths before management commits to one and discovers too late that the launch sequence was upside down.
Do all the documents need to be translated first?
Not always. A first discussion can often begin with the key Chinese documents, an English summary of the business plan, and a short note on the next decision.
What if the issue mixes setup, contracts, and employment?
That is common. The better route is usually to split the issue into structure, documents, people, and timing, then rank what could damage the business step first.
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If one guide sounds close, use that as the intake summary.
The simplest first message is often one sentence: “Our issue is closest to guide X, but here is where our facts differ.”