SAMR / AIC
国家市场监督管理总局
Also known as: State Administration for Market Regulation, AIC
SAMR is China's central market regulator that oversees company registration; the AIC was its local predecessor whose name still appears in older records. These are the authorities whose filings underpin official company data.
Full guide: official chinese corporate data sources
Related terms: gsxt · business license
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