Purpose – The supervisory system of modern Chinese companies has basically adopted the supervisory board system of countries of continental law system. Certain disadvantages, however, exist in the system and the purpose of this paper is to identify those disadvantages and suggest changes....

Purpose – This paper aims to explore the extent of adequacy and confidence that can be enjoyed by minority shareholders in the supervisory controls on Boards in listed companies in China. Design/methodology/approach – This study draws upon the legislative controls and case‐studies in...

Purpose –This paper seeks to assess the extent to which China has both encouraged and achieved growth through foreign investment. Design/methodology/approach – This paper provides an examination of the incentives developed and deployed and seeks to assess evidence of their performance....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the extent to which financial privacy is present and necessary in dealings between banks and clients in China. Design/methodology/approach – This paper provides a comparative study drawing, in particular, on developments in the USA. Findings...