Ask any international founder what slowed them down in China, and you'll rarely hear "the market" or "the language." You'll hear: "I couldn't figure out what to do first."
Policy documents are scattered across bureaus. Registration guides contradict each other. Visa advice lives in a dozen WeChat groups. The result is information overload — and months of lost momentum.
One handbook, six chapters
The Chaoyang Startup Handbook is our answer: a single, structured guide to landing and building in Chaoyang as an international founder. Six chapters cover the full journey:
- Policy & Registration — company types, equity structures, business licenses, foreign investment access.
- Visa & Talent — work and residence permits, the 5-year multiple-entry visa for foreign PhDs, talent programs, family relocation.
- Space & Landing — Park residency applications, free hot-desks, registered address solutions.
- Finance & Compliance — banking, cross-border payments, tax filing, bookkeeping, legal essentials.
- Funding & Capital — subsidy checklists, investor matching, ITEC prizes, the Lingxin Capital channel.
- Living in Chaoyang — housing, healthcare, international schools, daily life.
Policy you can actually use
A highlight: the handbook maps the Chaoyang Youth Sci-Tech 15 Measures — released in 2025 for young tech founders (generally ≤35, companies ≤3 years) — including R&D subsidies, computing-power vouchers, office upgrade subsidies and settlement services. These are real, claimable benefits; the handbook shows exactly where each one applies.
Free for the community
The handbook is free. You can preview the chapters in our interactive handbook, or email join@startupalliance.online for the full version.
Because the best policy is the one a founder can actually use.