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Shanghai Foreign Investment Filing: What Changed for U.S. Founders in 2024 If you are a United States entrepreneur looking at Shanghai for your China entry point, you have probably heard that foreign investment filing (外商投资备案) is “just a formality” now. People say the old approval system is gone, replaced by a simpler filing process under the Foreign Investment Law (外商投资法) that took effect in 2020. And on paper, that is true. The Negative List (市场准入负面清单) has shrunk. Most sectors no longer need pre-approval. You file, you get a stamp, you move on. ...

Why Shanghai Transfer Pricing Keeps US Founders Awake at Night Last week, Shanghai released its mid-year economic report card: GDP grew 5.6% in the first half of 2026, outpacing the national average of 4.7% [^1]. The headline grabber was AI — 1,100+ companies, 3,000+ exhibits at WAIC, AI manufacturing up 21.8%. But buried in the same data is a quieter story that matters more to US entrepreneurs running cross-border operations: Shanghai’s “five centers” strategy is accelerating, and with it, the tax scrutiny on multinational pricing. ...

When Your Export Business Triggers a Shanghai Trade Probe It’s November 25, 2025, and the headlines in Shanghai are buzzing — not just about the upcoming marathon drawing record registrations (over 150,000 pre-registered, according to China News), but also about deeper shifts beneath the surface of China’s trade environment. While runners gear up for the 2025 Shanghai Marathon on Sunday, businesses importing or exporting goods between the U.S. and China should be training for something else: regulatory scrutiny. ...