進入大中華市場：在中國、台灣以及香港設立採辦處

This study is focused on issue of setting up International Purchasing Office in Greater China region. It describes history, development and importance of the region in global sourcing. It contains discussion of advantages and disadvantages of three distinct locations for setting up the office- Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. There is a detailed description of steps that are necessary to undertake process of starting the office and comparison of business registration process in different locations from legislative and business perspective. Author concludes that the best way for IPO in this region is holding company in Hong Kong with subsidiaries in Mainland China and Taiwan. However, due to political and economic dynamic of the region, this might be subject of change in near future.

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