Other Briefings
China Tax Authority Clarified Stamp Tax on Specific Contracts
To support the implementation of Stamp Tax Law, the Ministry of Finance and State Taxation Administration issued the following announcements at the end of June 2022, including: Announcement on the Policy Implementation Standards for Several Matters Relating to Stamp Tax (Announcement [2022] No. 22 of the Ministry of Finance and the State Taxation Administration, hereinafter […]
Shenzhen’s 40th Anniversary: What Those Early Years Were Like
Chris Devonshire-Ellis provides a recount of his time in Shenzhen in the early years of it being transformed into China’s very first special economic zone.
Operational Planning for Trading Out of COVID-19 2020 Revenue Downturns
A larger trading problem could arise in 2021. We advise the adaptive steps to take.
There is no “post-COVID-19” era in China. There is only the COVID-19 era to adapt to.
Foreign investors in China and Asia need to prepare for a three-year period before COVID-19 is brought under control.
Pompeo’s Hong Kong Threats Won’t Damage China, but They Will Hurt the US. Here’s Why.
Removing the US-Hong Kong Special Policy will only boost Shanghai and reduce US-China trade influence.
China’s Proposed New Security Law in Hong Kong – An Explainer
Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis China is in the process of introducing an internationally controversial Security Law for its’ Hong Kong SAR, resulting in widespread commentary in the global media. Much of it has been highly negative and condemning of Beijing, and in particular the “One Country, Two Systems” principle that Beijing signed up to at […]
Morrison’s Unfortunate Australia-China Spat
COVID-19 media is demanding a bad guy, and punishment to be extracted, and it’s not entirely unreasonable for Beijing to resist that.
How to Spot a Luckin Coffee Type Fraud in China
Details about the corporate dishonesty of scandal-hit chain Luckin Coffee makes the best case for why implementing internal due diligence is necessary in China.
