1.0 Introduction The purpose of this essay is to advise a potential investor on the legal aspects relevant to making an investment in the Peoples' Republic of China (PRC). The first part discusses the main methods of establishing operations in the PRC. It identifies the main legal and procedural steps. The essay also details intellectual property law in the PRC focusing on the protection of patents, copyright, trademarks and trade secrets. The essay notes the importance …showed first 75 words of 2711 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2711 total…tax laws will facilitate the introduction of foreign investment. In Jianxin, R., Zhixin, H., Zhongfang, W. & An, C. (Ed.), Legal aspects of foreign investment in the Peoples' Republic of China (pp. 13-25), Hong Kong: China Trade Translation Company. Zhongfang, Wang. (1988) Legal safeguards for Chinese-foreign economic cooperation. In Jianxin, R., Zhixin, H., Zhongfang, W. & An, C. (Ed.), Legal aspects of foreign investment in the Peoples' Republic of China (pp. 26-38), Hong Kong: China Trade Translation Company.