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It is now a well-known news that China’s new social security fee-charging rule will be in effect on Jan 1st, 2019. The newly launched rule stipulates that all social security fees, including 

• pension insurance, 

• medical insurance, 

• unemployment insurance, 

• work injury insurance

• maternity insurance, will uniformly be charged by the tax department. 

众所周知，中国将在2019年1月1日开始 实行新的社会保险费征收规则。新规则主要改革部分的内容是将将基本养老保险费、基本医疗保险费、失业保险费等各项社会保险费交由税务部门统一征收。

To Check Your Social Security In The Strictest Era!最严征管时代,社保查漏补缺

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Dirty Tricks 

社保猫腻

Enterprises have the legal responsibilities to pay social security for their employees, However, many companies in China refuse to do their due parts and they even brazenly play dirty tricks on the social security issue. Following are the three most commonly seen dirty methods: 

企业为员工购买社保本是企业应尽的法律责任。但中国有很多企业通过种种手段在员工社保的问题上耍猫腻，下面是这些企业主要采取的三种手段：

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• Some companies declaredly refuse to pay social security fees, they attach so much attention to exploring profit-making strategies but the least to their employees’ legal rights. 

  直接不为员工购买社保，置员工的合法权益于不顾。

• Some companies seemingly have honored their promises to pay social security fees for their employees, however, they don’t pay full social security fees according to employees’ monthly salaries. 

  不根据员工的实际工资进行足额社保购买。

• Still, others craftily require employees to sign agreements which literally announce that employees willingly abandon their legal rights to enjoy the full social security. Actually,  agreements like that are invalid according to the related legal rules. 

  和员工签订自动放弃社保购买的协定。亦属违法行为。

Worries arise

恐慌何来？

The new rule is ready to go ahead. Late last month, many companies received a notification from local tax bureau that if they had not pay social security fees or had not pay the full social security fees for employees, they later should immediately make their wrongdoings right. 

That quickly aroused mountains of worries from companies. Technically, their worries come directly from the fee-recharging will greatly burden themselves because of the new social security fee-charging rule is about to carry out. 

Message sent by the TAX bureau

 

新规箭在弦上。而就在上个月下旬，很多企业收到了税务局的通知，要求他们要求补缴社保差额或者为员工补买社保。这引起很多企业的恐慌。他们的恐慌主要来自于，为员工补缴社保费用或者为员工购买社保将增加企业的负担。

Premier says 

总理发话

To ease the worries caused by the about-to-launch new rule and pacify anxious entrepreneurs, Chinese premier stressed on the executive meeting of the State Council, held on Sept 18th, that new burdens should not be further added to companies before the actual implementation of the new rule. 

针对很多企业对社保新规惶惶终日的现象，总理在9月18日的会议上特别强调不增加企业负担的总原则。

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Following are the premier’s five requirements

总理要求

• Local social security fee-charging rules should remain unchanged before the new rule in effect. 

  在社保征收机构改革到位前，各地要一律保持现有征收政策不变。

• Grassroots social security fee-levying departments are not allowed to arbitrarily adjust fee-levying rules or take one-stroke fee-charging measures. 

  绝不允许自行调整和集中清缴。

• Higher-level social security fee-levying departments should dispatch staffs to supervise the works of subordinate departments. 

  有关部门要派出督查人员督查地方工作。

• Any improper enforcement will be severely punished. 

  发现此类问题要坚决予以纠正，对有令不行、有禁不止等行为要严肃处理。

• The issue of reducing social security ratio should put on research schedule. The reduction of social security ratio will ease both employers and employees’ burdens.

  要求有关部门要抓紧研究社保征收机构改革到位后社保费率降低等问题。

Significance of reform

改革意义

The full implementation of the newly revised social security fee-levying rule has following three significance. 

新规的实行意义重大，主要如下：

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• Fee-levying management and efficiency will be improved, costs will be further lowered and service will be optimized. 

  有利于规范征缴管理，提高征缴效率，降低征收成本，优化缴费服务。

• To explore the new possibilities of deepening the reform in social security system.

  有利于进一步深化社会保险制度改革。

• To further stimulate the market players’ vitality. 

  有利于进一步激发市场主体活力。

Editor’s note 

编者按

After the actual implementation of the new social security rule, there may emerge the biggest change, that is the social security ratio will drop. However, China’s supervision of social security will not be relaxed. 

在社保征收机构改革到位后，各地的社保政策极可能有所改变，其中极有可能的改变是降低社保费率，但不会放松社保监管工作。

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The phase Ⅲ golden tax project is powerful enough to match social security declaration information with individual income tax (IIT) information, making it much easier for the supervision on social security. 

毕竟金税三期系统非常强大，能够把社保申报信息和个税申报信息对碰匹配，使得社保监管工作变得不再困难。

Thus, even the tax bureau takes no actions to recharge companies unpaid social security fees, the supervision over social security will gradually be put on schedule.

因此，即使2019年之后不对企业历史欠费进行集中清缴，社保监管工作也会慢慢提上日程。

Question: 

Which One Do You Prefer? 

WeChat Daigou or a WeChat Seller?

Have you ever heard of WeChat Daigou? If not, let us give you a quick intro. Daigou (代购 dàigòu) is a personal shopper who purchases commodities for customers outside mainland China because prices for those goods can be 30-40% cheaper abroad than they are in China.

Well, we received some breaking news and is eager to share it with you. ↓

The e-commerce law of the People’s Republic of China will be officially implemented on January 1st next year!

 

 

What will be the implications of this new law?

In the future.

WeChat Daigou and sellers will be subject to strict supervision, with violations punished with a fine of up to RMB 2 million!

This isn’t a joke!

 The important thing to know is

1. No matter what the WeChat Daigou or seller is, it needs to operate with a business license for both the buyer overseas and in China;

 

2. Tax payment is required, and criminal liability shall be borne for tax evasion;

 

3. Products with no Chinese label, production of milk powder and other health products which are not certified by China accreditation administration, shall not be sold.

So which one are you? 

A Daigou, or a seller?

Why do I suddenly feel like I’m an “entrepreneur”?

But don’t just think you’re a little WeChat businessman and that it’s ok to advertise on your Moments.

 

From now on, you have an extra “professional” reputation and responsibilities.

 

  E-commerce operator  

 

What is E-commerce operator?

For example, Daigou on e-commerce platforms such as Taobao and JD, WeChat business on WeChat Moments, and bloggers selling things on live broadcasting platforms are all e-commerce operators.

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How to run your Daigou business and WeChat business？

  1  

 You must register for it:  

If you are selling food, you also need to apply for a food distribution license;

The e-commerce law also stipulates that infant formula that does not have a Chinese label, that is not produced by a factory certified by the national accreditation administration of China, and that is not licensed for formula registration cannot be sold on online platforms.

Previously, there was no business registration required for a daigou online store on Taobao, and the “WeChat business” of the moment was even more of a zero threshold.

But now, you must register to deal with business licenses lawfully! 

Otherwise, you will face a fine of up to RMB 10,000!

 

  2  

  You must pay taxes  

 

In the past, you could work as a daigou at Taobao while also operating your WeChat business. All the money you made was your own.

In the future, however, you will need to pay taxes according to the law, tax evasion if there may be the criminal liability!

But… it’s definitely good news for customers!

The introduction of this e-commerce law does not mean that it severely cracks down on the e-commerce platforms, but instead it brings a better consumption environment and experience to our consumers.,.!

 1. It’s less likely to buy a fake product!

After the implementation of this new e-commerce law, it will be much harder to sell counterfeit and low-quality products online. 

 2. The e-commerce platform assumes

 “joint and several” responsibilities 

If there is a problem with the seller’s products on the platform, such as fake milk powder, fake red wine, fake cosmetics, etc., then the platform should also bear the responsibility.

In this way, it will be more reliable and more secure to buy things on those large-scale e-commerce platforms.

 3. It is strictly prohibited to make good comments and delete bad comments, otherwise, the maximum fine is RMB 500,000 

Electronic business operators shall not conduct false or misleading commercial publicity in the form of fictitious transactions or fabricated user comments, etc., to deceive and mislead consumers.

 4. It is prohibited to refuse to refund the deposit to customers without  a legitimate reason 

The e-commerce law stipulates that if an e-commerce operator collects deposits from consumers in accordance with the agreement, it shall state clearly the method and procedure for returning the deposits, and shall not set unreasonable conditions for returning the deposits.

 

If a consumer applies for a refund of the deposit and the conditions for the refund of the deposit are met, the e-commerce operator shall return the deposit in a timely manner.

Overall, the new rules could have a big impact on the friends who sell WeChat business.

 

But for us consumers, more security, more security.

 

How do you feel about this new law?

 

What do you think of those who sell products on WeChat Moments and sell daigou things every day?

 

Let us know in the comment section below!

An image of an astronomically high dinner bill from a Shanghai restaurant has gone viral in China.

According to a receipt issued by Maggie’s Restaurant, otherwise known as ‘Maggie’s 5’ or ‘西郊5号’, in Hongqiao district on September 19, a group of eight diners indulged in an extravagant 20-dish dinner that totaled to a whopping RMB418,245 bill (or RMB52,281 per person). We hope they got a fapiao.

Dinner bill

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Among some of the luxurious dishes the crew splurged on were a variety of pricy seafood items. The most expensive dish was a single order of “crocodile tail soup,” which added up to RMB16,800. The restaurant also tacked on a RMB37,944.60 service fee.

Here’s what was on the bill:

1x Organic Pickled Vegetables (RMB38 per item)

1x Crispy Salty Chicken (RMB98)

1x Abalone Braised in Chili Sauce (RMB138)

1x Whelks Cooked in Brown Sauce (RMB118)

1x Braised Pork in Wine Sauce (RMB98)

1x Fennel Roots (RMB58)

1x Bitter Asparagus (RMB78)

1x Vegetable Salad (RMB68)

8x Top-grade Black & White Caviar (RMB5,000)

8x Half Abalone in Sake Wine (RMB12,800)

8x 400g Yangtze River Crab (RMB2,800)

1x Duck with Olive Meat (RMB2,888)

8x Supreme Salt-Fried Steak (RMB1,580)

8x Crispy Black Ginseng with Shrimp Roe (RMB398)

1x Crocodile Tail Soup (RMB16,800) 

1x 3.8kg Wild Yellow Croaker (RMB16,920 in total)*

8x Fish Maws with Abalone Gravy Sauce (RMB5,800)

1x 4.3kg Broiled Giant Spiraled Whelk Shells (RMB13,588 in total)**

8x “Xia He He” (RMB58)

1x Zhonghua Cigarette Pack (RMB88)

1x Meal for the driver (RMB550)

8x Double Flavor Cake (RMB38)

1x Yunnan Dianhong Tea Pot (RMB568) 

8x Coca-Cola (RMB18)

1x Fresh Orange Juice (RMB268)

* Unit price: RMB15,800

** Unit price: RMB1,580

A written note on the printed receipt indicated that the restaurant received RMB400,000. It’s not clear if or when the remaining RMB18,245 came through, or if it was comped by the restaurant. 

Images allegedly coming from the dinner were posted on Weibo, though the user who originally uploaded them has since deleted the post.

Image via Weibo

Partaking in the exhorbitant feast was a mix of diners from China and Dubai, according to restaurant owner Sun Zhaoguo. Sun, who also happens to be a famous award-winning chef and has appeared on multiple TV cooking competitions, told Beijing News that the Dubai diners were treating their Chinese counterparts to the six-figure meal.

“That’s nothing at all in Dubai,” he joked.

Sun said most of the customized dishes were off the menu and instead ordered privately ahead of time. He confirmed that the ingredients, including some of the pricier ones, were sourced from all over China. But he added that they adhered to national regulations, and that no protected wild animals were used. Crocodile meat like that used in the stew, for example, usually comes from farms in Guangdong or Fujian province.

In the past, wealthy Chinese citizens and government officials have come under fire for dining on endangered animals.

As for the mystery diners, Sun wouldn’t reveal their identities. But he did tell Beijing News that neither political leaders nor celebrities were present at the table.

Restaurant owner Sun Zhaoguo. Image via Baidu Baike

Meanwhile, images of the secluded restaurant located in a suburban garden-style country hotel have also been widely circulating online as curious social media users have tried to learn more about the mysterious venue. Unlike what was shown on the viral receipt, meals at the upscale restaurant serving Shanghainese, Zhejiang and Jiangsu cuisine typically cost RMB880 per person, according to the venue’s Dianping page.

Image via Dianping

 

Image via Dianping

Guangdong Airport Authority signed a memorandum of cooperation on Sept 16 at the 24th World Route Development Forum with seven airlines including China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines and Siberia Airlines.

9月16日，广东机场管理局在第24届世界航路发展论坛上与中国南方航空、中国东方航空、埃塞俄比亚航空、西伯利亚航空等7家航空公司签署了协议。

Cantonese Opera shows are put on stage at the promotion event on Sept 16. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

High-quality international routes

高质量的国际航线

In the future, they are hoping to jointly open a number of high-quality international routes to cities such as Madrid in Spain, Milan in Italy, St. Petersburg in Russia and Islamabad in Pakistan.

未来，他们希望共同开通一些高质量的国际航线，比如西班牙的马德里、意大利的米兰、俄罗斯的圣彼得堡和巴基斯坦的伊斯兰堡。

A raft of activities regulation

大量的活动

After the opening ceremony of the forum, a raft of activities were organized to showcase Cantonese food, music, culture and local intangible cultural heritages such as olive kernel carving, Guangxiu embroidery and Guangcai ceramics.

论坛开幕式后，还组织了一系列活动，展示粤菜、音乐、文化以及橄榄仁雕刻、光绣、光彩陶瓷等当地非物质文化遗产。

An inheritor shows her Guangxiu embroidery techniques at the promotion event held after the opening ceremony of the 24th World Route Development Forum on Sept 16. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Guangzhou

广州

The activities were held to promote Guangzhou to the participants. Baiyun Airport looks set to continue as Guangdong’s largest airport, with Shenzhen seeing around 45 million passengers in 2017.

活动旨在向参加者宣传广州。2017年深圳机场的客流量将达到4500万人次，白云机场有望继续成为广东省最大的机场。

Expats enjoy Cantonese delicacy on Sept 16 at the promotion event. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Guangzhou is just the third Chinese city to hold the World Route Development Forum after Beijing and Shanghai and just the 24th city in the world to host the prestigious event.

广州是继北京和上海之后第三个举办世界航路发展论坛的中国城市，也是全球第24个举办世界航路发展论坛的城市。