Methodology
Data layers
- Reference data: countries, regions, currencies, codes and jurisdictions.
- Statistical data: GDP, population, trade and business-environment indicators (data release).
- Regulatory knowledge: structured facts on formation, tax, investment, banking, labour and compliance.
- Editorial content: handbook narrative, guides and checklists.
Country handbooks and Compare read the same fact base, so values always match.
What each policy fact records
- Jurisdiction (e.g. mainland / free zone, federal / state), applicant and industry scope
- Conditions and exceptions
- Effective date and status
- Official source link and access date
- Verification status and date
Status labels
Country profile status
Only countries whose key facts are all human-verified may be labelled “Verified handbook”; the build blocks it otherwise.
Fact verification status
Every fact links to its official source and pages show when they were compiled; facts an editor has checked line by line against the source are marked “Verified”, and unmarked facts have not yet been individually human-verified, so confirm them through the source. Facts with conflicting sources are not published. “Not collected” means we have not compiled it — not that no rule exists.
How we use Chinese official materials
Every country page links MOFCOM's country investment guide, the State Taxation Administration's country tax guide and China's commercial office there; the Resources page gathers MOFCOM's national going-global platform and provincial platforms. Structured facts cite local authorities as primary sources; Chinese official guides are used to cross-check and add context, and appear as a reference column in the fact-check worksheet. Key facts for priority countries have been compared, with AI assistance, against the MOFCOM and STA guides; results show under each fact as consistent / partly consistent / differs / not covered. This only surfaces doubts — it never changes a fact’s verification status — and facts that differ go to human reviewers first.
What we don't do
- No unexplained “best country” rankings
- No invented processing times, fees or success rates
- No AI-published tax rates, access conclusions, capital requirements, legal status or sanctions judgements without human review
Dataset license registry
No dataset is assumed free to use just because it is public. Registered licenses:
| ID | Name | Approved scope | Attribution |
|---|---|---|---|
gov-public-reference | Government public website (reference and link only) | Citation and paraphrase of individual regulatory facts. | Name the publishing authority and link the source page. |
editorial | Original editorial content of this site | All site pages. | n/a |
third-party-citation | Third-party report or article (citation only) | Citing headline findings as context for editorial choices. | Name the publisher and link the original. |
Operator and commercial relationships
This site is run free of charge by Supermind Ltd, which also operates the free Global Risk Monitor (risk monitoring) and the paid SUPERMIND (strategic advisory and decision rehearsal).
- Facts, sources, verification status and country groupings are not adjusted for commercial reasons; there is no paid ranking or paid inclusion.
- Each page shows at most one SUPERMIND entry, labelled “Professional service”, and none on high-risk specialist market pages.
- Links to SUPERMIND and Global Risk Monitor carry source parameters (utm_source, utm_medium, utm_campaign) only to show which page a visitor came from; this site sets no tracking cookies and shares no user data with other products.
Disclaimer
Content is general information only and is not legal, tax or investment advice. Consult professionals and current official rules.