Market entry
The questions that precede any step: the appropriate form of presence, the obligations to expect, and what requires local advice inside China.
China and business
A dedicated space
for commercial dialogue.
China has a decisive presence in business conversations across the region. This page is an organised point of contact for enquiries connected to it.
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What this page is
A starting point for an enquiry — not an announcement of a presence in the Chinese market.
Many business owners in Jordan and the wider region deal with Chinese counterparties: suppliers, agents, factories, or prospective partners. What most often goes wrong in these relationships is not the law itself, but the absence of the right questions at the start.
The purpose of this page is to gather those questions in one place: what you need to know about the counterparty, what must be made express in the contract, and what requires legal advice inside China itself rather than from outside it.
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Lines of enquiry
Verifying counterparties
Background checks on a prospective supplier, partner or agent through lawfully available information, before committing or paying in advance.
Contracts and documents
Reading the contract put to you and identifying its critical clauses: quality, delivery, termination, and dispute resolution.
Preparing for talks
Ordering your objectives, your limits and your alternatives before sitting at the table, and recording what is agreed afterwards.
Trade and logistics
The legal questions attached to delivery terms, shipping, and responsibility for the goods while in transit.
Tracking obligations
What remains in force after signature: continuing obligations, warranties, and dates that need to be followed.
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What we do not claim
Transparency here is part of the service. The existence of a China page does not mean any of the following:
- We do not have an office or a branch in China.
- We do not announce a partnership with any Chinese firm or institution.
- We do not advise on Chinese law; that requires a lawyer qualified there.
- We do not publish client names, transactions, or success figures.
What we do offer: a legal and commercial reading from where you stand — Jordan — identifying what requires local advice on the other side, and helping to arrange that clearly.
Related path
The enquiry that recurs most often before dealing with a new counterparty is how to verify them. The method, its sources and its limits are set out on a separate page. Research and due diligence
Next step
Dealing with a
Chinese counterparty?
Say what kind of dealing it is and what stage it has reached: still a negotiation, a contract put to you, or an existing relationship where a problem has surfaced.
Enquire about China