{"id":1288,"date":"2008-02-09T14:07:46","date_gmt":"2008-02-09T14:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.dacare-group.com\/2008\/02\/09\/2008-guide-to-establishing-a-subsidiary-in-china\/"},"modified":"2008-02-09T14:07:46","modified_gmt":"2008-02-09T14:07:46","slug":"2008-guide-to-establishing-a-subsidiary-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dacare-group.com\/a\/2008-guide-to-establishing-a-subsidiary-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"2008 Guide to Establishing a Subsidiary in China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Article by Jie Chen and Jianwei Zhang<\/p>\n<p>As China\u2019s strength in the global economy continues to grow, businesses need to consider the prospect of establishing operations within its borders. In order to successfully transact business in China or with Chinese enterprises, foreign investors, including financial investors and entrepreneurs, should consider setting up a subsidiary in China. 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