Mon, 20 Dec 2021 China Law in One Minute Meng Yu 余萌
No, China has no inheritance tax.
Mon, 20 Dec 2021 China Law in One Minute Meng Yu 余萌
During the lifetime, one can specify in the will who inherits his/her house and other heritage. If the person has no will, the decedent’s children, spouse, parents, siblings, paternal grandparents, and maternal grandparents may inherit his/her estate.
Mon, 20 Dec 2021 China Law in One Minute Meng Yu 余萌
When your Chinese suppliers or distributors defraud or default, where will you file the lawsuit? China or somewhere else (eg. the place of your domicile), provided that both have jurisdiction over your case? To answer these questions, we need to compare the litigation in China with that in other countries.
Mon, 20 Dec 2021 China Law in One Minute Meng Yu 余萌
If you are required to pay a deposit or make a prepayment before you can get the goods delivered by a Chinese supplier, then you’d better do due diligence on the Chinese supplier beforehand.
Mon, 20 Dec 2021 China Law in One Minute Meng Yu 余萌
You can search the information of the enterprise in China’s National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System.
Mon, 20 Dec 2021 China Law in One Minute Meng Yu 余萌
If you are required to pay a deposit or make a prepayment before you can get the goods delivered by Chinese suppliers, then you need to beware of moral hazard. The best way is to find a trustworthy company and sign a good contract.
Mon, 20 Dec 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In November 2021, Beijing Declaration was released on the China Forum on International Legal Cooperation, upholding multilateralism and advocating digital connectivity cooperation.
Sun, 19 Dec 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌
In July 2021, a Chinese court recognized a Singapore judgment based on reciprocity, a key prerequisite that was earlier confirmed by the China-Singapore memorandum on recognition and enforcement of judgments.
Fri, 17 Dec 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In November 2021, the State Administration for Market Regulation and other seven authorities jointly issued the “Notice of Effectively Controlling Off-Campus Tutoring Advertisements” (关于做好校外培训广告管控的通知) to strengthen control of off-campus tutoring advertisements. This could be seen as a further step of China’s regulation on off-campus tutoring industry.
Fri, 17 Dec 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In October 2021, the Ministry of Commerce of China issued the “Guidelines on Technology Import and Export (For Enterprises)” (技术进出口工作指引（企业版）) to provide guidance for enterprises engaging in technology trade.