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SPC Seeks to Clarify Shareholders' Meeting and Board Powers

English analysis of draft Company Law interpretation article 10, focusing on the non-transferability of statutory powers between shareholders' meetings and boards.

Brief English Introduction

This article explains how the draft Company Law judicial interpretation would police the boundary between shareholders’ meetings and boards. It is especially helpful for understanding China’s move away from simple shareholder-centrism toward a more board-centered allocation of powers.

Use It For

Use it to connect organ-design reform with resolution invalidity and revocation.

Teaching Notes

Students should compare the draft rule with older cases that allowed shareholders to delegate some powers more freely.