In China, company seals (“chops”) often carry more practical authority than a signature alone. Foreign-invested enterprises must control who holds the official company chop, financial chop, contract chop, and legal representative chop.
Counterparties and banks frequently treat a properly chopped document as binding on the company. Loss or misuse of chops can create unauthorized contracts or banking risk.
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