Interim Measures for Participation in the Social Insurance System by Foreigners Working within the Territory of China

For the purpose of these Measures, foreigners working within the territory of China shall refer to the persons who: (1) do not have Chinese nationality; (2) have obtained the Employment Permit for Foreigners, the Certificate of Foreign Experts, the Press Card for Foreign Resident Correspondents and other employment permits and residence permits for foreigners pursuant to the law; (3) hold the Permanent Residence Permit of Foreigners; and (4) are lawfully working within the territory of the People's Republic of China.

Provisions on the Administration of Employment of Foreigners in China

(Promulgated by the Ministry of Labor, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation on January 22, 1996)

Labor Contract Law

(Adopted at the 28th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Tenth National People's Congress on June 29, 2007 and revised according to the Decision on Revising the "Labor Contract Law of the People's Republic of China" promulgated at the 30th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Eleventh National People's Congress on December 28, 2012)