Dalida Turkovic著

1990年代初期の映像北京: 典型的な中庭様式ハウジング(中央ヤードのまわりで造られるブロックで収容される12家族)、毛の灰色のスーツ無し通りの印および臨時車およびミニバンだけ広告するどこでも、ほとんどの共産主義の強い視覚存在ネオンを。 当時2つの通貨があった: 元(1$=8.9yuan、1$=7.4FEC)より低い為替相場の外国人にだけ、利用できる元およびFEC (外貨の通貨)。 天安門広場の最近のhappeningsによって悪化させた強い公共的支配は中国人と知り合いになることがあったことを意味した ほとんど不可能-それらがホテルに入らない注意し、従ってホテルだけで利用できた生活様式有した、および外国の商品への露出を。

90年代半ばは中国に新しい見通しおよび可能性を持って来た。 私用所有権は自動車産業、サービス産業、広告する不動産通りの生活様式そして急速な拡張で活気づき、夜通し変わる持って来る。 中国の民間企業のセットアップの多数の機会を利用したいと思っている外国人は中国の法律によって示された障害の山に突き当たた。 ビジネスを始めることは外国人が許された唯一の方法は所有権およびすべての法的権利の主要な分け前がなければならないローカル人と協力してあった。 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

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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.