April 2007: Joint Ventures are Back!

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This issue of China Briefing contains an article contributed by Richard Hoffman, Senior Associate, Dezan Shira & Associates Beijing office, and details the procedures behind establishing Joint Ventures in China, including legal and financial due diligence, the structuring of the contract and articles, and discusses under what circumstances a JV would be an appropriate choice to hold your investment into China. It highlights the differences between the equity and co-operative JV, discusses registered capital issues, obtaining the correct land use rights, technology transfer agreements, in addition to inserting profits repatriation techniques into the JV structure.

The issue also details regional updates including China's new franchise regulations, also by Richard Hoffman, an update on Nanjing's development zones courtesy of Peter Thomsen, Senior Associate, Dezan Shira & Associates Shanghai office, and issues concerning changes to FIE approval processes in South China by Zoe Zhou & Rosario DiMaggio of Dezan Shira & Associates Guangzhou office.

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