{"id":109,"date":"2020-04-01T20:28:36","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T12:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/charltonsnaturalresources.com\/?page_id=109"},"modified":"2020-05-12T15:40:15","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T07:40:15","slug":"foreign-exchange-issues","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/charltonsnaturalresources.com\/en\/mergers-and-acquisitions\/acquisitions-prc\/foreign-exchange-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreign Exchange Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;ContentWrapper2&#8243; module_id=&#8221; &#8221; module_class=&#8221;content-wrapper2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.5&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;50px|0|50px|0&#8243; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; 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In such circumstances, the purchase price will typically be remitted to a special account that the seller establishes for the specific purpose of receiving [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":96,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\r\n<h3>Equity Acquisitions<\/h3>\r\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>If the transaction involves a seller who must be paid in China, the foreign purchaser will have to remit the purchase price into the PRC. In such circumstances, the purchase price will typically be remitted to a special account that the seller establishes for the specific purpose of receiving funds of such nature (called a \"capital account\"). 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