policy

What does ‘Common Prosperity’ actually mean?

Although a Maoist term, Xi Jinping’s ‘common prosperity’ has little in common with radical egalitarianism. The concrete policy proposals that…

3 years ago

What new restrictions in Hainan tell us about investment in services in China

Hainan has become the first province to publish a Negative List for Cross-Border Trade in Services. While the list is…

3 years ago

How will changes to China’s Individual Income Tax Law affect foreigners?

Kristina Koehler-Coluccia from Woodburn Accountants & Advisors examines how changes to the Individual Income Tax Law (IIT) will affect earnings…

3 years ago

What China’s private tutoring crackdown means for education businesses

Private tutoring is just the latest target in a long list of industry crackdowns in China. The change in policy…

3 years ago

How to set up and run a company in China from Europe

While global economies have been battered by rolling lockdowns throughout the pandemic, the Chinese economy has proven remarkably resilient, expanding…

3 years ago

The implications of China’s Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law

China's Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law provides a stronger legal basis to the sanctions China has administered to date. However, as Joe…

3 years ago

China to allow couples to have three children

The new decision marks a significant shift in China’s family planning policy, but it remains to be seen whether young…

3 years ago

What the Integrated Review and the 14th Five-Year Plan have in common

The UK’s Integrated Review mirrors many of the top priorities of China’s 14th Five-Year Plan, including cooperation in R&D and…

3 years ago

What’s in store for China in 2021?

Gordon Orr is a non-executive board member of Meituan, Swire Pacific, Lenovo, EQT and the China-Britain Business Council. He is…

3 years ago

What does China’s Dual Circulation Strategy mean?

China’s government has long had a penchant for announcing grand policy initiatives with titles that can appear somewhat unclear –…

3 years ago