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ATTN: Companies in Finland thinking of establishing in China !


Establishing a foreign owned entity in China is often deemed as a complicated and time-consuming endeavor. A jungle of different foreign company types, WFOE's, Representative Office or Joint Ventures and understanding their specialties, choosing the best way to register your entity may be an overwhelming task and mistakes in this selection may be costly.


What are the frameworks and procedures for each of the different company types and are there alternative ways for a Finnish companies to enter the market ?


In this webinar, our experts from PKF International and FinChi will walk you through different ways of setting up your entity in China and discuss alternative ways of testing the Chinese market.



Target group: Companies in Finland, that are planning to test the Chinese markets, have already made a decision to establish themselves in China, and are considering of setting up a legal entity in China.


Topics covered:

  • WFOEs: What are they and what are the differences between different types (Manufacturing, Trading, Consulting)
  • Joint Ventures: What are they, what can you do with JV
  • Representative Office: What are they and what can you do with a Rep Office
  • Other ways of testing the market: FinChi -softlanding services

Speakers

  • Bruce Chen (Director of Legal Department at PKF China)

    Bruce Chen

    Director of Legal Department at PKF China

    Practice Area​
    Compliance, Corporate Law, Employment Law, Data protection, Metaverse/NFT Legal Area​

    Experience​
    Bruce Chen is mainly in charge of rendering legal services to foreign enterprises. Bruce has affluent experiences serving corporate clients in the area of PRC corporate compliance, data protection and serves as the legal advisor to many foreign-based corporate clients in China.

    Educational Background:
    MBA, University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine)
    LL.B, East China Universityof Political Science and Law
    DPO certified by EXIN

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  • YUZHONG SHEN (Business Finland Global Growth)

    YUZHONG SHEN

    Business Finland Global Growth

    Yuzhong is an experienced business advisor based in Business Finland Shanghai office. His focus is on the business development and advisory service for Finnish companies with carbon reduction solutions, to enter and expand in the Chinese market.
    He is familiar with Chinese energy market and Circular economy landscape, including smart grid, hydrogen, sustainable construction, and other infrastructure industries. He has also successfully assisted Finnish Start-ups and innovative solutions to test and pilot solutions in China.

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  • Joan Zhang (General Manager at Shanghai FinChi Innovation Center Co., Ltd.)

    Joan Zhang

    General Manager at Shanghai FinChi Innovation Center Co., Ltd.

    Joan Zhang is the general manager of Finland-China (FinChi) Innovation Center and has many years of professional experiences in developing soft-landing and accelerating support for Finnish companies and partners. With around 15 years’ career in FinChi, she has been deeply involved with Finnish company’s strategy planning and executions with many successful company growth references in China. She also has profound understanding of China local regulations and policies in serving the Finnish companies to the best extent.

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