Chinese foreign investment laws : recent developments towards a market economy / Zeng Huaqun.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tseng, Huaqun.

Contributor:

National University of Singapore. East Asian Institute.

Series:

East Asian Institute (EAI) contemporary China series ; no. 23.

East Asian Institute (EAI) contemporary China series ; no. 23

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Investments, Foreign--Law and legislation--China.

Investments, Foreign.

China--Economic policy.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (47 p.)

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; River Edge, NJ : World Scientific ; Singapore : Singapore University Press, c1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since 1993, Chinese foreign investment laws (CFILs) have been moving towards the common principles of foreign investment laws in market economies.This volume summarises four features of the common principles and surveys four aspects of recent developments of CFILs towards these principles - namely, expanding the economic sectors for foreign direct investment (FDI), allowing multiple forms or types of FDI, granting national treatment of FDI step by step, and pursuing transparency of CFILs; and finally comments on the significance of recent developments of CFILs.The author points out that recent

Contents:

Editorial Committee; CONTENTS; CHINESE FOREIGN INVESTMENT LAWS: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS TOWARDS A MARKET ECONOMY; CHINESE FOREIGN INVESTMENT LAWS: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS TOWARDS A MARKET ECONOMY; 1. Introduction; The common principles of foreign investment laws in market economies; The turning point of Chinese foreign investment laws; 2. Expanding FDI Admissions; New developments on FDI admissions; Opening of the key industries; (1) Finance and insurance; (2) Foreign trade; (3) Domestic commerce; (4) Infrastructure and public utilities; 3. Taking Multiple FDI Vehicles

New developments of traditional FDI vehiclesDeveloping new FDI vehicles; (1) Companies limited by shares; (2) Holding companies; (3) Merger and acquisition; (4) Building-operation-transfer; 4. Granting National Treatment; Levelling the playing field; (1) Reform of income tax system; (2) Elimination of preferential tariffs; Unification of economic and commercial laws; (1) Business organisation laws; (2) Securities law; (3) Contract laws; (4) Arbitration law; 5. Pursuing Transparency; The industrial sectors open to FDI; The examination and approval of FDI

The assignment of shareholders' rights in FIEs6. Significance of the Recent Developments of CFILs; Promoting and guaranteeing the continual developments of FDI in China; Exerting a great influence on the treatment of FDI and foreign investors in China; Encouraging a structural adjustment for the system of CFILs; ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9789812814975

9812814973