Welcome clarity on online sales in China for foreign investors from an unexpected source but uncertainty remains for the VIE structure
With a netizenship of over 500 million users and potential for further increases considering its population and demographics, China’s online sales market has become too big for international businesses to ignore. Foreign investors have traditionally struggled with investments in China’s online industries due to China’s de facto policy restrictions (which are, in reality, more akin to prohibitions) on foreign investment in the telecoms industry.
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