Banking Law in China


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The way in which foreign bankers and Chinese institutions do business in China was reshaped in 1995. Legislation was enacted which transformed the People's Bank of China into a genuine central bank; the Commercial Banking Law brought in many reforms; and the Security Law was passed. This work reviews the current banking law in China, assesses the recent changes and guides the reader through the sometimes confusing path that Chinese banking has taken.







China's Banking Law and the National Treatment of Foreign-Funded Banks


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This book assesses new developments in and reform of China's banking law system following its accession of the WTO. It focuses on the relationship between GATS/WTO national treatment obligations and China's banking law. Tracing the history of national treatment in China, the book compares the treatment of foreign-funded banks with the treatment of Chinese-funded banks and examines the structure and shortcomings of the existing banking law framework in China. Offering suggestions as to how the framework could be restructured and analysing the economic and political bases of an integrated banking law framework, the book argues that reorganization would bring about greater consistency with GATS/WTO national treatment requirements. The book also explores the ambiguous definition of prudential carve-out, the subtle relationship between GATS national treatment and market access based on WTO cases, national treatment clauses in China’s bilateral investment treaties, and special treatment on banking in China’s free trade agreements. This volume is a valuable resource for academics and students as well as professionals and policy-makers working in the field of banking, WTO, Chinese law and foreign trade.




Development of Banking Law in the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China on Taiwan


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This volume covers the development of bank supervisory standards for an emerging Chinese Economic Circle (CEC) in which the People's Republic of China (PRC), Taiwan, and Hong Kong form an informal, interdependent relationship through their significant, increasing, inter-investment and inter-trade activities. The PRC, Taiwan, and Hong Kong are liberalising the regulation of their respective banking industries and are developing Shanghai, Taipei, and Hong Kong into major financial centres. To do this successfully requires the integration of prudential supervision (based on banking standards from the UK, United States, EU, and Basle Committee) into Chinese Banking Law and Practice. Bankers, banking lawyers, investors, and compliance officials will appreciate the way Development of Banking Law in the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China on Taiwan expertly brings together, in a single volume, the supervisory standards of PRC, Taiwan, and Hong Kong and offers unique, thoughtful solutions.




Banking Law of the People's Republic of China


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This work is the first to offer an in-depth analysis of the banking law of China after the signature of the World Trade Organization agreement. A hugely important change, Chinese signature of the WTO means that banks will have access to protection in the world's most populous country.




Chinese Banking Law and Foreign Financial Institutions


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If China is to develop a modern and viable banking sector, it needs to put in place a suitable legal infrastructure which is consistent with emerging international supervisory standards, WTO requirements and aspirations for financial sector liberalisation. The author argues that current foreign banking laws are fundamentally out of line with international standards and practices and that legislators and supervisors do not appreciate or cultivate commonly accepted supervisory values. This book proposes a set of reforms that would at the same time create a legal environment for competitive equality between foreign banks and protect the Chinese banking system. The issues considered include the licensing process for the entry of foreign banks into the Chinese market, the ongoing regulation of foreign banks and foreign bank crisis management or bank failure resolution. The author offers a proposed framework of Chinese foreign banking law which should be of great benefit to existing and prospective foreign banks in China.




Financial Regulation in the Greater China Area:Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong Sar


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With the growth in financial activity in and between the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China or Taiwan and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, an understanding of the development and status of financial law and regulation in the Chinese Economic Circle is increasingly important. This book provides an overview of the most significant areas of financial regulation in the Greater China Area, bringing together expert essays on banking, insurance, securities and general financial law in the PRC, banking and insurance in Taiwan, and financial law in Hong Kong. This work collects for the first time in a single volume the significant history and development of financial law within the Greater China Area, providing a valuable insight into the development and relationship of these three diverse but interrelated financial systems.







China Business Law Guide


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This popular and authoritative guide offers a comprehensive overview of business law in the People's Republic of China and the implications for foreign companies operating there.It provides valuable analysis of all pertinent laws and their practical application, with detailed attention to the following topics: the legal system constitutional, criminal and civil law business organizations contract law technology transfer foreign investment representative offices foreign exchange control banking and finance dispute settlement taxation insurance and labour intellectual property customs, import and export counter trade land law special investment areas precedents and forms environmental protection Emphasizing practical aspects, China Business Law Guide will be of immeasurable value for foreign investors seeking to gain a good working knowledge of doing business in China within its legal framework. This title forms part of the Asia Business Law Series. The Asia Business Law Series is published in cooperation with CCH Asia and provides updated and reliable practical guidelines, legislation and case law, in order to help practitioners, policy makers and scholars understand how business is conducted in the rapidly growing Asian market. This book was originally published by CCH Asia as the loose-leaf China Business Law Guide