First, the company is a legal person. A company is a legal entity with legal personality and has the same civil capacity as a natural person. This is the fundamental feature of modern company system. Second, the company has realized the separation of the ultimate property ownership of shareholders and the property rights of legal persons.
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There are two forms of statutory companies in China, namely, limited liability companies and joint stock companies.
limited liability company
A limited liability company established with the contribution of less than 50 shareholders. Shareholders of a limited liability company shall be liable to the company to the extent of their subscribed capital contribution.
If there is only one natural person or limited liability company among the legal person shareholders, it is called a one-person limited liability company. If the shareholders of a one-person limited liability company cannot prove that the company's property is independent of the shareholders' own property, they shall be jointly and severally liable for the company's debts.
Shareholders shall be liable to the Company to the extent of their subscribed capital contribution.
incorporated company
A joint stock limited company is an enterprise legal person whose capital is divided into equal shares, and shareholders and their subscribed shares are responsible for the company. The establishment of a joint stock limited company requires two or more promoters but less than 200 promoters. Shareholders shall be liable to the company to the extent of the shares subscribed by them.
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