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Affaires en Chine - détente de la poignée de la bureaucratie

26 juin 2007 par des histoires de succès d'affaires de la Chine

Par Dalida Turkovic

Affaires en Chine - détente de la poignée de la bureaucratieImage Pékin au début des années 90 : une présence visuelle forte du communisme dans le logement typique de cour-modèle (12 familles logées dans un bloc établi autour d'une cour centrale), les costumes gris de Mao partout, presque aucun néon annonçant des signes et seulement des voitures et des mini-fourgons occasionnels sur les rues. En ces jours il y avait deux devises : Yuan et FEC (devise de devises étrangères) disponibles seulement aux étrangers, avec un taux de change inférieur que le yuan (1$=8.9yuan, 1$=7.4FEC). La commande de gouvernement forte, aggravée par les événements récents sur la place de Tiananmen, a signifié que finir par connaître les chinois était presque impossible - ils n'ont pas été permis d'entrer dans des hôtels et ainsi n'ont eu aucune exposition aux marchandises étrangères et au style de vie, qui étaient seulement disponibles dans les hôtels.

Le milieu des années 90 a apporté de nouvelles perspectives et possibilités en Chine. La propriété privée grondait, apportant change dans le style de vie et l'expansion rapide durant la nuit dans l'industrie automobile, secteur tertiaire, rue annonçant et immobilière. Un étranger voulant tirer profit des nombreuses occasions d'installer des affaires privées en Chine s'est heurté à une montagne des obstacles présentés par loi chinoise. La seule manière qu'un étranger a été autorisé pour commencer des affaires était dans l'association avec une personne locale, qui devrait avoir une part importante de propriété et de toutes les droites légales. In order to apply, the name approval, acceptance from MOFTEC (the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Cooperation) and tons of other paperwork all had to be legally registered, which would take many months and was often dependant on how good guanxi (relationship building) your Chinese partner had with local authorities.

The beginning of the 21st Century brought further developments. The previously tedious business registration process could now be done by various consulting agencies, providing this service for a minimum sum in a much shorter time. The easiest way of setting up a company was to apply as a consultancy service, which term covered such a broad spectrum that it effectively allowed the individual to explore business opportunities according to the market growth. Three options became available:
- Full Chinese ownership for the investment of 100,000 yuan
- Joint venture with 51-49% ratio in favor of the Chinese partner for the same amount.
- Full foreign ownership (WOFE: Wholly Owned Foreign Enterprise) for $100,000
At this period China was still looking at limiting market growth to businesses with ’serious’ investment, although services for setting up ones own business were much improved and once the business was up and running the only further legal obligation was to pay taxes.

The year 2005 brought in yet more changes and China continues to relax its need for control. Setting up a consulting company now takes only a few months. With a small amount of paperwork and a minimum of $10,000, you can own the business in China, as long as it is already registered abroad, with a Hong Kong bank account. The second step would be to hire an accountant (part-time if necessary) and open a mainland China bank account. For office space, you can run your business from home as long as the real estate management has a licence for such services or if you own the apartment. So, these days you are pretty much free to find your own way, use your own guanxi and explore the many opportunities in the land of dragons.

Copyright 2006 Dalida Turkovic

Article Source: http://www.articles4meandu.com

Dalida Turkovic - Master Coach and Master NLP Practitioner has lived and worked in China since 1990. Please visit her business coaching website Small Steps Coaching and her blog at Life Coaching First Steps.

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One Response to “Business in China - Relaxing the Grip of Bureaucracy”

  1. maya Says:

    Well. We see china the way it was, and now we want to see china higher.

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