Commercial Presence in China
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Foreign service suppliers may provide translation and interpretation services
through joint ventures, with foreign majority ownership permitted.
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Translators must have at least three years of experience in translation
or interpretation and a “good command of the working language(s).”
Presence of Natural Persons in China
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Managers, executives and specialists of a representative office, branch
or subsidiary in China, temporarily moving as intra-corporate transferees,
will be permitted an initial stay of three years.
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Managers, executives, and specialists of foreign-invested enterprises in
China will be granted a long-term stay permit as stipulated in the terms
of contracts concerned or an initial stay of three years, whichever is
shorter.
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Service salespersons who are not based in China, and who meet certain other
conditions set forth in China’s services schedule, are limited to a 90-day
stay.
Cross-Border Supply of Services
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The cross border supply of translation and interpretation services by a
foreign supplier is not subject to market access restrictions and is accorded
national treatment.
Consumption of Services Abroad
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The provision of translation and interpretation services outside of China
is not subject to market access restrictions and is accorded national treatment.
Acquired Rights of Foreign Service Suppliers
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The conditions of ownership, operation and scope of activities for an existing
foreign service supplier, as set out in the supplier’s contract or shareholders’
agreement or in a license establishing or authorizing the supplier’s operation
or supply of services, will not be made more restrictive than they were
on December 11, 2001.
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