Legal analysis: No, the company can set up branches. The establishment of a branch company shall apply to the company registration authority for registration and obtain a business license. A branch company does not have legal person status, and its civil liability shall be borne by the company. Branches do not have independent legal personality. It is a branch of the head office and a representative of a company in a certain place. It can conduct business in this area on behalf of the head office, and can engage in the same business scope as the company, but the civil liability arising from its business activities shall be borne by the company. The subject of qualification is a legal person. Without a legal person, it is impossible to apply for qualification. Therefore, branches can only borrow the qualifications of the head office, but such borrowing must be certified by the head office, otherwise it will constitute illegal affiliation, and both the head office and branches will be punished.
Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Company Law.
Article 14 A company may set up branches. The establishment of a branch company shall apply to the company registration authority for registration and obtain a business license. A branch company does not have legal person status, and its civil liability shall be borne by the company. A company may set up subsidiaries, which have legal personality and independently bear civil liabilities according to law.
Article 210 Whoever uses the name of a limited liability company or a joint stock limited company without registration according to law, or uses the name of a limited liability company or a joint stock limited company without registration according to law, shall be ordered by the company registration authority to make corrections or be banned, and may also be fined not more than 100,000 yuan.