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By Jeffrey Tse
In the News: Red-Chip Structures Crackdown; Trip.com Fined for Cross-Border Data Transfer Non-Compliance; and China Supreme Court Backs Innoscience IP case





Red-Chip Companies Consider Reincorporating After Heavy Regulatory Scrutiny



China’s heavy scrutiny of red-chip structures following the Meta-Manus deal has forced companies to consider reincorporating with a different structure.

Companies with a red-chip structure are incorporated overseas, often in tax havens such as the British Virgin Islands, but have assets and businesses within China or own the Chinese operating entity.

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