China Country Profile. Available in the Library database Business Source Complete. Refer to the section, Legal Landscape. It provides an overview and analysis of China's legal system and its impact on doing business. Contains information on the legal structure, business legislation, tax and trade regulations, labor law, business law reforms, and more.
Local rules. From the Shanghai Municipal Government.
Economy Profile. China. Doing business 2020 : comparing business regulation in 190 economies. From the World Bank.
Guide for Newcomers to Shanghai from outside the Chinese Mainland. From Shanghai Municipal People's Government.
Business law
The Law Library from the World Bank is a collection of free online business laws and regulations. It lets you create a report of all business laws or choose from a range of laws for an economic region or a specific economy.
Select China from the list of economies. You can create a report by selecting specific laws or opt to include all business laws in a report. Wherever possible links are to government web sites.
Note: Links are updated regularly but there is no guarantee that the laws are the latest version.
Business Structures
The government is keen to attract foreign investment but most are in the form of joint ventures (JV) between foreign and Chinese companies.
Guide for Newcomers to Shanghai from outside the Chinese Mainland. From Shanghai Municipal People's Government.
Shanghai Foreign Investment Service. Aims to improve the investment climate in Shanghai and to streamline the procdures for setting up a business. Contains information about laws and rules, policies, investment opportunities, and more.
Taxation
Guide to Doing Business in Chang. Chapter 4. Tax Administration.. From the HKTDC. Provides detailed information about China's taxation structure, inlcuding VAT (Value Added Taxation), consumption tax, business tax and more.
Taxation of enterprises doing business in Shanghai.
Business reforms
Business Reforms from the World Bank,
Lists recent regulatory and legal reforms that have been put into place in China making it easier to do business