China's "broken chain" effects on global supply chains from China to Europe and Germany

Covid-19 blows up international supply chains. Companies are now learning how fragile the global production system really is. The lockdown and quarantine actions initiated by China led to the closure of the factory in the world's second-largest economy, disrupting supply chains globally. In the next few years, as a production base and sales market, China's importance will continue. After the pandemic, most companies may reorganize their supply chain. Will the global industrial chain really underly a "Decoupling" from China in the short term?

By the end of the annual conference on March 15th 2019 China has voted for a new law that is supposed to bring an end to the disadvantages of foreign firms in China and aims for fair competition. The legislative regulations shall come into force on January 1st 2020. This Foreign Investment LAW (FIL) thus poses a legal foundation for investment- and business activities in China.

According to the new PRC law regarding the Individual Income Tax (IIT) and the implementation of its guidelines, the Chinese Ministry of Finance (MOF) and the State Administration of Taxation (SAT) together made public MOF/SAT bulletin (2019) No. 34 and No. 35, to set the following matters:

A WFOE has the following key organs:

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