This reference book provides promising strategies for investing in the promising healthcare and nursing sector of the People's Republic of China. The Chinese healthcare sector is growing steadily, and the Chinese government has recognized that the participation of foreign investors is essential to improve and develop the Chinese healthcare system, especially in metropolitan areas. This opens up opportunities and possibilities for foreign healthcare providers, whose investments are increasingly welcomed and supported by the Chinese government. The book presents ways to make safe and profitable investments in the Chinese healthcare market: from the construction of new hospitals and nursing homes to the introduction of the necessary medical equipment and the acquisition and recruitment of qualified staff. In particular, the legal framework conditions are highlighted.

This book is a translation of the original German 1st edition Investitionen im chinesischen Gesundheits- und Pflegesektorby Björn Etgen, published by Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature in 2019. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation. Springer Nature works continuously to further the development of tools for the production of books and on the related technologies to support the authors.

Dr. Björn Etgenis Senior China Counsel at the international law firm GvW Graf von Westphalen and has lived and worked as a lawyer in China for almost 20 years. He has been advising foreign investors on their investment projects in the People's Republic of China for over 25 years.

Investment in medical institutions.- General regulations.- Establishment of medical institutions as joint venture.- Establishment of medical institutions as wholly-owned subsidiary.- Operation of foreign-invested medical institution.- Distribution of medical devices in China.- Approval procedure for medical devices.- Import of medical devices.- Distribution in the Chinese market.- Price ceiling.- Procurement procedures for the purchase of medical equipment by public hospitals.- Unfair competition.- Incident and recall.- Domestic production of medical devices.- Legal framework for investment in retirement and nursing homes.- Approval, registration and operation permit requirements.- Nursing staff.- Construction permit requirements.- Preferential taxes and other benefits.- Practical examples of foreign investment.