On June 24, 2009, the Beijing Municipal Government issued Implementations of Several Provisions to Encourage Multinational Companies to Set up Regional Headquarters in Beijing (“the New Implementations”) to further clarify Several Provisions to Encourage Multinational Companies to Set up Regional Headquarters in Beijing (“the New Provisions”), which was issued on May 21, 2009. These moves follow Shanghai’s issuance of similar rules in 2008, and implementing opinions in March 2009.

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