(C) Intended Company Name
The name of the WOFE is governed by “Regulations on the Management of name of Enterprises”. The proposed name should contain 4 components: (1) location; (2) enterprise name; (3) industry; (4) company limited. If over 50% registered capital comes from foreign investors, the name can be formed as “enterprise name” + “industry” + “location” + “company limited”, e.g. ABC Trading (Shanghai) Company Limited. The name must be in CHINESE.
Unless special approval is obtained, it should not contain the following restricted words: 中國 (China), 中華 (Chinese), 全國 (National), 國家 (State), 國際 (International) is a restricted word unless it is used to designate an industry in which the company is operating, e.g. ABC International Trading Company Limited