What are the foreign-invested enterprises?

Question 1: What are foreign-invested enterprises? Foreign enterprises, foreign economic organizations, and foreign individuals invest and establish economic entities in China that can independently bear civil liability and have Chinese corporate legal person status. This form is a foreign-invested enterprise. Foreign-invested enterprises are divided into Sino-foreign joint ventures, Sino-foreign cooperative enterprises, foreign-invested enterprises (also known as wholly foreign-owned enterprises) and foreign-invested enterprises according to different investment methods, allocation methods, risk methods, investment recovery methods, liability methods, and liquidation methods. Investment Co., Ltd., Foreign Investment Co., Ltd.

Question 2: What is the difference between foreign-invested enterprises and foreign-funded enterprises? Foreign-funded enterprises generally refer to wholly foreign-owned enterprises, that is, all capital contributions are made by foreign investors; it is a type of foreign-invested enterprise.

Question 3: What is a foreign-invested enterprise? Foreign-funded enterprises refer to enterprises established in China in accordance with the laws of the People's Republic of China and invested jointly by Chinese investors and foreign investors or only by foreign investors.

(2) Types of foreign-funded enterprises

Foreign-funded enterprises are a general concept, including all enterprises with foreign investment components. According to the different proportions of shares and shares held by foreign investors in the registered capital and assets of the enterprise, as well as other legal characteristics, foreign-funded enterprises can be divided into three types:

1. Sino-foreign joint ventures. Its main legal features are: there are legal requirements for the proportion of foreign investors in the registered capital of the enterprise; the enterprise adopts the organizational form of a limited liability company. Therefore, this type of joint venture is called an equity joint venture.

2. Sino-foreign cooperative enterprises. Its main legal features are: there are no mandatory requirements for foreign investors' share in the enterprise's registered capital; enterprises adopt flexible organizational management, profit distribution, and risk bearing methods. Therefore, this type of joint venture is called a contractual joint venture.

3. joint venture. Its main legal features are: all capital of the enterprise is owned by foreign investors.

2. The concept of foreign-funded enterprises and my country’s foreign-funded enterprise legislation

(1) The concept of foreign-funded enterprises

Foreign-funded enterprises refer to the organizations and activities of foreign-funded enterprises The general term for laws and regulations governing behavioral norms is a legal system formed by numerous legislative norms related to foreign-invested enterprises. Its main contents include the organizational form, establishment and registration procedures, legal status, investment relations, legal documents, rights and obligations of both Chinese and foreign parties, organizational structure, operation and management, labor relations, taxation, foreign exchange management, dissolution and liquidation of foreign-invested enterprises.

(2) my country’s legislation on foreign-invested enterprises

my country’s legislation on foreign-invested enterprises was gradually established and continuously improved along with my country’s reform and opening-up policies, and has now become relatively complete. The legislative system for foreign-invested enterprises, among which the important laws and regulations include: Sino-foreign joint venture enterprise law, foreign-invested enterprises, Sino-foreign cooperative enterprise law, Sino-foreign joint venture enterprise law implementation regulations, regulations on encouraging foreign investment, foreign-invested enterprise implementation rules, Sino-foreign joint venture enterprise law, Sino-foreign joint venture enterprise law, Sino-foreign joint venture enterprise law Detailed Implementation Rules of the Cooperative Enterprise Law, certain provisions on the capital contribution of all parties to a Chinese-foreign cooperative enterprise and its supplementary provisions, etc.

3. Legal protection and jurisdiction of foreign-funded enterprises

Foreign-funded enterprises established in China are not only protected by Chinese law, but also governed by Chinese law. Foreign-funded enterprises must abide by China's laws and regulations and must not harm China's social and public interests. Relevant state agencies manage and supervise foreign-funded enterprises in accordance with the law. In order to protect the legitimate rights and interests of foreign-funded enterprises, the state does not implement nationalization or expropriation of joint ventures and foreign-funded enterprises. Under special circumstances, according to the needs of social public interests, expropriation can be carried out in accordance with legal procedures and corresponding compensation can be given.

The concept and types of foreign-funded enterprises

(1) The concept of foreign-funded enterprises

Foreign-funded enterprises refer to enterprises that are established in accordance with the laws of the People’s Republic of China and the People’s Republic of China. , an enterprise established in China that is jointly invested by Chinese investors and foreign investors or invested only by foreign investors.

(2) Types of foreign-funded enterprises

Foreign-funded enterprises are a general concept, including all enterprises with foreign investment components. According to the different proportions of shares and shares held by foreign investors in the registered capital and assets of the enterprise, as well as other legal characteristics, foreign-funded enterprises can be divided into three types:

1. Sino-foreign joint ventures. Its main legal features are: there are legal requirements for the proportion of foreign investors in the registered capital of the enterprise; the enterprise adopts the organizational form of a limited liability company. Therefore, this type of joint venture is called an equity joint venture.

2. Sino-foreign cooperative enterprises. Its main legal features are: there are no mandatory requirements for foreign investors' share in the enterprise's registered capital; enterprises adopt a panacea for organizational management, profit distribution, and risk bearing. Therefore, this type of joint venture is called a contractual joint venture.

3. joint venture. Its main legal features are: all capital of the enterprise is owned by foreign investors.

The concept of foreign-funded enterprises and my country’s foreign-funded enterprise legislation

(1) The concept of foreign-funded enterprises

Foreign-funded enterprises refer to the activities related to the organization and activities of foreign-funded enterprises The general term for normative laws and regulations is a legal system formed by numerous legislative norms related to foreign-invested enterprises. Its main contents include the organizational form, establishment and registration procedures, legal status, investment relations, legal documents, rights and obligations of both Chinese and foreign parties, organizational structure, operation and management, labor relations, taxation, foreign exchange management, dissolution and liquidation of foreign-invested enterprises.

(2) my country’s legislation on foreign-invested enterprises

my country’s legislation on foreign-invested enterprises was gradually established and continuously improved along with my country’s reform and opening-up policies, and has now become relatively complete. The legislative system for foreign-invested enterprises, among which the important laws and regulations are: Sino-foreign Joint Venture Enterprise Law, Foreign-invested Enterprises, Sino-foreign Joint Venture Enterprise Law, Sino-foreign Joint Venture...gt;gt;

Question 4: What are the preferential tax policies for foreign-invested enterprises? There are many tax preferential policies for foreign-invested enterprises, mainly in the following aspects: 1. Investment preferential treatment in income tax areas: tax preferential treatment in special economic zones, tax preferential treatment in coastal open cities (regions), economic Tax incentives for technological development zones and preferential treatment for high-tech industrial development zones. 2. For newly established productive foreign-invested enterprises with an operating period of more than 10 years, starting from the year when profits begin, income tax will be exempted in the first and second years, and income tax will be levied at a half rate from the third to fifth years. Foreign-invested enterprises engaged in agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and foreign-invested enterprises investing in economically underdeveloped remote areas shall enjoy tax exemptions and tax reductions in accordance with the provisions of the preceding two articles. In the next ten years, the corporate income tax can continue to be reduced by 15% to 30% based on the tax payable. 3. Tax incentives for basic industries: Foreign-invested enterprises investing in the energy and transportation industries are not subject to regional restrictions and are levied a corporate income tax at a reduced rate of 15%. 4. Reinvestment tax refund benefits: Foreign investors of foreign-invested enterprises can directly reinvest the profits obtained from the enterprise into the enterprise to increase the registered capital, or use it as capital investment to start other foreign-invested enterprises with an operating period of not less than 5 years. , upon application by the investor and approval by the tax authorities, 40% of the income tax paid on the reinvested portion will be refunded (local income tax is not included in the refund). Foreign investors directly reinvest in establishing and expanding product export enterprises or advanced technology enterprises in China, and foreign investors directly reinvest profits from enterprises in the Hainan Special Economic Zone into infrastructure construction projects and agriculture in the Hainan Special Economic Zone. Development enterprises with an operating period of not less than 5 years shall, upon application by investors and approval by the tax authorities, fully refund the corporate income tax paid on their reinvestment. However, if the enterprise is directly reinvested and expanded by foreign investors and does not meet the standards for product export enterprises within 3 years from the start of production and operation, or is not continued to be recognized as an advanced technology enterprise, the refunded tax shall be paid back. 60%.

5. Preferences to encourage the establishment of export enterprises and advanced technology enterprises: After the expiration of the income tax exemption or reduction period in accordance with the provisions of the tax law, if the export output value of the current year reaches more than 70% of the enterprise's product output value, foreign-invested product export enterprises can Taxes are halved according to tax laws. However, if the special economic zones, economic and technological development zones, and other product export enterprises that have paid income tax at the rate of 15% meet the above conditions and the tax rate is less than 10% after the halving, the tax rate shall be 10%. If an advanced technology enterprise established with foreign investment is still an advanced technology enterprise after the tax exemption or reduction period expires in accordance with the provisions of the tax law, the tax rate can be extended for three years and halved at the tax rate stipulated in the tax law. If the tax rate after half reduction is less than 10%, the tax rate shall be 10%. 6. Grant preferential treatment of tax exemption or reduction for a longer period than the above provisions to energy, transportation, ports, terminals, and other important productive projects, or grant preferential treatment of tax exemption or reduction to important non-productive projects. 7. Profits obtained by foreign investors from foreign-invested enterprises are exempt from withholding income tax; 8. Foreign-invested enterprises are exempt from urban construction tax and education surcharges.

Question 5: There are countless foreign-funded enterprises. A brief list of well-known foreign enterprises and recruitment positions in mainland China is as follows: Wal-Mart: No. 1 among the world's top 500 companies (based on turnover), it is recruiting porters and cashiers. General Electric: No. 1 among the Fortune 500 companies (based on total assets), is recruiting security guards and warehouse managers. Toyota Motor: The world's No. 1 automaker is hiring workers to tighten screws on the production line. KFC: The world's number one fast food restaurant, recruiting waiters. Casino Lisboa: The big brother of the world's casinos, recruiting croupiers (bankers). Lehman Brothers: A veteran investment bank with 158 years of experience, it is recruiting a general manager for China. Because it had just gone bankrupt and needed a new general manager to handle the bankruptcy. Retail industry: Metro, Carrefour, Home Depot, Automobile industry: Honda, Suzuki, General Motors, Volkswagen, BMW, Mercedes-Benz IT industry: IBM, SAP, DELL, HP, Microsoft, Manufacturing industry: Mitsubishi, Fuji, Casio, Xerox, LG, Samsung, Hyundai, Daewoo and other food and catering: Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola, McDonald's, KFC, Pizza Hut, Danone, Wanglaoji (Hong Kong), Café de Coral (Hong Kong) Financial industry: AIG/AIU/AIA, Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Huaqi Bank , HSBC Bank and other service industries: Lisboa Casino (Macau), various foreign-funded hotels,

Question 6: What types of enterprises are included in foreign companies? Foreign-invested enterprises include:

1. Sino-foreign joint ventures 2. Sino-foreign cooperation 3. Foreign-invested enterprises 4. Investments from foreign-invested enterprises.

Question 7: Which foreign-funded enterprises have entered the top 500 in China 1. Motorola (Tianjin) Electronics Co., Ltd. 2. Shanghai Volkswagen Co., Ltd. 3. Guangdong Mobile Communications Co., Ltd. 4. CNOOC China Co., Ltd. 5. Shanghai SAIC Volkswagen Sales Co., Ltd. 6. FAW Volkswagen Co., Ltd. 7. Dalian West Pacific Petrochemical Co., Ltd. 8. Nanjing Ericsson Communications Co., Ltd. 9. Zhejiang Mobile Communications Co., Ltd. 10. Konka Group Co., Ltd. 11. China International Marine Containers (Group) Co., Ltd. 12. Shanghai General Motors Co., Ltd. 13. TPV Electronics (Fujian) Co., Ltd. 14. Shanghai Siemens Mobile Communications Co., Ltd. 15. Guangzhou Honda Automobile Co., Ltd. 16. Great Wall International Information Products (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. Company 17. Guangdong Nuclear Power Joint Venture Co., Ltd. 18. Shandong International Power Development Co., Ltd. 19. TCL Ace Electrical Appliances (Huizhou) Co., Ltd. 20. Dongguan Nokia Mobile Phone Co., Ltd. 21. Shanghai Bell Co., Ltd. 22. Jinguang Paper (Xishan) Co., Ltd. Company 23. Shenyang Jinbei Bus Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 24. Suzhou Philips Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd. 25. Shenlong Automobile Co., Ltd. 26. Fujian Mobile Communications Co., Ltd. 27. Seagate International Technology (Wuxi) Co., Ltd. 28. Dongguan Samsung Electric Co., Ltd. 29. Guangdong Guanghe Electric Power Co., Ltd. 30. Shanghai Vacuum Electronic Devices Co., Ltd. 31. Solectron (Suzhou) Technology Co., Ltd. 32. Shenzhen Seagate Technology Co., Ltd. 33. Epson Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. 34. Henan Mobile Communications Co., Ltd. 35 . Hangzhou Wahaha Health Food Co., Ltd. 36. Yanzhou Coal Mining Co., Ltd. 37. Qingling Automobile Co., Ltd. 38. Shunde Shunda Computer Factory Co., Ltd. 39. Jiangsu Jindong Paper Co., Ltd. 40. Shanghai Yongxin Color Picture Tube Co., Ltd. 41. Huafei Color Display System Co., Ltd. 42. Shanghai HP Co., Ltd. 43. Guangdong Nortel Communications Equipment Co., Ltd. 44. Dell Computer (China) Co., Ltd. 45. Shenzhen Skyworth-RGB Electronics Co., Ltd. 46. Shenzhen Development Technology Stock Branch Co., Ltd. 47. LG Electronics (Huizhou) Co., Ltd. 48. Tianjin Samsung Electric Co., Ltd. 49. Canon Zhuhai Co., Ltd. 50. Guangzhou Procter & Gamble Co., Ltd. 51. Suzhou Epson Co., Ltd. 52. BenQ Dentsu Information Technology Co., Ltd. 53. Chongqing Steel Co., Ltd. 54. Shanghai Shanling Electric Co., Ltd. 55. Zhanjiang Dongxing Petroleum Enterprise Co., Ltd. 56. Shenyang Xingyuandong Auto Parts Co., Ltd. 57. Youli Electronics (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. 58. Tianjin Chuangye Environmental Protection Co., Ltd. 59 . Robust (Guangdong) Drinking Water Co., Ltd. 60. Xiamen Overseas Chinese Electronics Co., Ltd. 61. Sharp Office Equipment (Changshu) Co., Ltd. 62. Shanghai Suoguang Electronics Co., Ltd. 63. Kodak (China) Co., Ltd. 64. Beijing Nokia Navigation Star Communication System Co., Ltd. 65. Harbin Hafei Automobile Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 66. Dongguan Fuan Textile Printing and Dyeing Co., Ltd. 67. LG Electronics (Tianjin) Electric Co., Ltd. 68. China Overseas Development Co., Ltd. 69. Shanghai Jinjiang Metro Shopping Center Co., Ltd. 70 . Dalian Toshiba TV Co., Ltd. 71. Huayuan Kaima Machinery Co., Ltd. 72. Shunde Galanz Electrical Industrial Co., Ltd. 73. Shanghai Huizhong Automobile Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 74. Beijing International Exchange System Co., Ltd. 75. Shenzhen Mass Storage Equipment Co., Ltd. 76. Shanghai Suoguang Imaging Co., Ltd. 77. Tianjin Samsung Electronics Display Co., Ltd. 78. Zhangjiagang Free Trade Zone Donghai Grain and Oil Industry Co., Ltd. 79. Shaoguan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. 80. Wuyang Yi Honda Motorcycle (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. 81. Unilever Services ( Shanghai) Co., Ltd. 82

. Nokia (Suzhou) Telecommunications Co., Ltd. 83. Jinzhiyuan Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. 84. HP Computer Products (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. 85. Shenzhen Sanyo Huaqiang Laser Electronics Co., Ltd. 86. Shanghai Chlor-Alkali Chemical Co., Ltd. 87. Qingdao Lucent Technology Communication Equipment Co., Ltd. 88. China Merchants Shekou Holdings Co., Ltd. has...gt;gt;

Question 8: What are the types of foreign-funded enterprises? Including Sino-foreign joint ventures, Sino-foreign cooperative enterprises, and wholly foreign-owned enterprises. According to different classification standards, they can also be divided into foreign-funded limited companies, joint-stock companies, etc., and can also be classified according to industries.

Question 9: Which foreign-funded companies in Xi'an have R&D centers, such as Emerson and Infineon Ling Technology, IBM, SPSS, Grape City, Newegg, Agilent Technologies, Epson, Applied Materials, Micron, ORACLE, Fujitsu, ABB, Bosch, Schneider Electric, Cummins, Alstom, Coopersian Fuse, British Standard, etc.

MS, Intel, IT, some software companies with branches, etc.

Question 10: What are some examples of foreign-invested enterprises in China? Walmart, Carrefour, KFC, McDonald's, etc. Mainly distributed in eastern coastal cities