LW6134 Chinese and Comparative Company Law
literature Mainland China English summary

On the Cognizance of Shareholders Status

股东身份认定问题探析——兼论工商登记的性质

Discusses how shareholder registers, business registration, transfer agreements, dividend records, articles, and contribution agreements should be weighed when shareholder identity is contested.

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Brief English Introduction

Although older, this article remains a compact framework for comparing registration, shareholder-register entries, capital-contribution documents, and actual exercise of shareholder rights.

Use It For

Use it when students need to organize evidence in shareholder qualification, nominee-shareholder, or equity-transfer disputes.

Teaching Notes

Pair this article with the 2025 shareholder-register article to show how the problem changed after Article 86 of the 2023 Company Law.