De kinesiske myndigheder tillader således kun en virksomhed at udøve sine aktiviteter på grundlag af dens stiftelsesoverenskomst eller erhvervslicens, der udgør de specifikke retlige rammer for virksomheden.
In fact, and to the contrary, the Chinese administration only authorises a company to operate on the basis of its Articles of Association and its business licence, which constitute the specific legal framework for a given company.