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China’s expat tax system: who pays and how does it work?
The expat community in China is constantly growing, owing to the country’s position in the global economy. According to the seventh national population census, the number of foreigners living in China for three or more months increased over the decade to 845,697 (from 593,832). However, Beijing’s plans to reform tax exemptions on foreign employee allowances …
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Presenting Pacific Prime China’s Cost Of International Health Insurance Report 2021-2022
The latest issue of Pacific Prime’s Cost of International Health Insurance (COHI) is here! This year, we take a deep dive into the changing insurance premiums across the world and analyze the various influencing factors. The COHI report helps policyholders and those in the insurance industry understand the average cost of international private medical insurance …
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Your guide to COVID-19, lockdown measures, and medical services in Shanghai
More than 26 million people living in Shanghai, China, are currently facing COVID-19-related lockdown measures that practically confine them to their homes. This latest round of quarantine is the country’s largest since the virus was first identified in the Chinese city of Wuhan at the end of 2019. It’s no doubt a confusing and concerning …
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COVID-19: China approves five antigen kits for self-testing
Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, China had a stringent testing regime. Medical workers in many cities have swabbed hundreds of thousands of noses and throats within days just a handful of cases emerged, using nucleic acid tests that require labs to process samples. But with the Omicron variant resulting in many asymptomatic cases and …
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Will China ease its travel restrictions in 2022?
Many countries have declared the COVID-19 pandemic as endemic. Whether it’s easing quarantine requirements for entry or doing away with all pandemic-related measures entirely (as in the case of the UK), these countries offer a glimmer of hope that normality is in sight. But with its ‘zero-COVID’ approach, is China one of these countries? Since …