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China-Based Issuers

What to check in your filing: Address PRC regulatory, VIE structure, cash transfer and HFCAA disclosures prominently up front.

14 staff comments from 5 companies. Outcomes: Agreed to revise: 6, Responded: 4, Awaiting / response not in dataset: 3, Explained / pushed back: 1

FiEE, Inc. (FIEE) · 2026-04-30 · · Comment 1 · General Agreed to revise
Staff comment: We note that beginning in March 2025, the Company has derived all its revenues from Hong Kong. Please revise your filing to provide specific and prominent disclosures about the legal and operational risks associated with having your business in this location, consistent with the guidance in our Sample Letter to Companies Regarding China-Specific Disclosures and our Sample Letter to China-Based Companies, which were posted to our website July 17, 2023, and on December 20, 2021. U.S. letter →
Company response: The Company acknowledges the Staff’s comment and respectfully advises the Staff that the Company has revised the disclosure beginning on page 1 of the Form 10-K/A and beginning on page 4 of the Public Filing Form S-3 to address the legal and operational risks associated with having the Company’s revenue generating business in Hong Kong. Additionally, the Company has revised the disclosure beginning on page 13 of the Form 10-K/A to include risk factors related to doing business in Hong Kong. Please note that the Form 10-K/A is incorporated by reference into the Public Filing Form S-3. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance Office of Technology If you should… response letter →
China-Based IssuersBusiness Description (Item 101)
Creative Global Technology Holdings Ltd (CGTL) · 2026-03-30 · Form 20-F for Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2025 · Comment 1 · General Agreed to revise
Staff comment: Please revise future filings, as applicable, to provide more specific and prominent disclosures about the legal and operational risks associated with China-based companies. For additional guidance, please see the Division of Corporation Finance’s Sample Letter to China-Based Companies issued by the Staff in December 2021 (the "CBI Sample Letter"). To the extent the CBI Sample Letter requests disclosure on the prospectus cover page or in the prospectus summary, please provide such disclosure in a separate section at the beginning of Item 3 of Form 20-F; in addition, please include a discussion of the transfer of cash within the company in Item 5 of Form 20-F. letter →
Company response: to the Staff’s comment, the Company will revise future filings, as applicable, to provide more specific and prominent disclosures about the legal and operational risks associated with China-based companies. To the extent the CBI Sample Letter requests disclosure on the prospectus cover page or in the prospectus summary, the Company will provide such disclosure in a separate section at the beginning of Item 3 of Form 20-F; in addition, the Company will include a discussion of the transfer of cash within the Company in Item 5 of Form 20-F. response letter →
China-Based IssuersFiler Status & Cover PageIFRS & Foreign Private Issuers
XChange TEC.INC (XHG) · 2026-02-04 · Amendment No 1. to Registration Statement on Form F-3 Filed October 29, 2025 · Comment 1 · General Awaiting / response not in dataset
Staff comment: We note your response to prior comment 1 to our letter dated September 17, 2025 related to your Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024. Based on your response it appears that you have sold 25,770,000 ADSs since December 2023, the date when your business changed from "technology-driven long- term apartment rental platform in China" to the "insurance agency and insurance technology business" in the PRC. Please provide us with legal analysis as to why the acquisition of the new insuretech business did not constitute a fundamental change that required you to file a post-effective amendment to the registration statement on Form F- 3, file no. 333-258187, to… letter →
China-Based IssuersBusiness Description (Item 101)IFRS & Foreign Private Issuers
Kuber Resources Corp (KUBR) · 2026-01-29 · Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2024 Form 10-Q for the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2025 · Comment 3 · General Agreed to revise
Staff comment: We note your response to prior comment 3 does not address each of the comments in the Division of Corporation Finance’s Sample Letter to China-Based Companies issued December 2021 and July 2023. Please confirm that your revised disclosure will address all of the applicable disclosures in each of the 15 comments in the letter. In this regard, we understand that you do not have a VIE structure so those disclosures will not apply. letter →
Company response: to prior comment 3 does not address each of the comments in the Division of Corporation Finance’s Sample Letter to China-Based Companies issued December 2021 and July 2023. Please confirm that your revised disclosure will address all of the applicable disclosures in each of the 15 comments in the letter. In this regard, we understand that you do not have a VIE structure so those disclosures will not apply. Response: The Company confirms that its revised disclosures will address all applicable disclosure topics identified in the Division of Corporation Finance’s Sample Letter to China-Based Companies issued in December 2021 and July 2023, including the topics covered in each of the 15… response letter →
China-Based Issuers
Kuber Resources Corp (KUBR) · 2025-12-15 · Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2024 Form 10-Q for the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2025 · Comment 3 · General Agreed to revise
Staff comment: Please revise to provide the disclosures in the Division of Corporation Finance’s Sample Letter to China-Based Companies issued by the Staff in December 2021. To the extent that the letter requests disclosure on the prospectus cover page or in the prospectus summary, please provide these disclosures in the forepart of your Form 10- K. letter →
Company response: The Company proposes to add, in the forepart of future filings, tailored disclosures responsive to the Division of Corporation Finance's Sample Letter to China-Based Companies (December 2021), including as applicable to the Company: 1. A statement in the forepart disclosing clearly that the Company is not a Chinese or Hong Kong operating company but a U.S. holding company incorporated in the State of Nevada as a holding company with no material operations of its own; and that the Company conducts a substantial majority of its operations through its wholly owned operating entities established in the PRC and in Hong Kong, and not through a VIE structure. We will include risks to our… response letter →
China-Based IssuersFiler Status & Cover Page
Kuber Resources Corp (KUBR) · 2025-12-15 · Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2024 Form 10-Q for the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2025 · Comment 5 · Note 1 - Organization and Nature of Business, page 9 Agreed to revise
Staff comment: We note your disclosure on page 23 that the Gongfa Materials (Guangdong) New Materials Technology Co., Limited ("Gongfa") transaction was structured under a VIE framework, with common control established through the power and economic interests of Mr. Li Jiyong. Revise to disclose the terms of the contractual agreements that give the company power and economics over the VIE. letter →
Company response: The Company respectfully advises the Staff that after further review of the Form 10-Q, the Company has concluded the Gongfa transaction does not involve a variable interest entity (VIE). The reference in the Form 10-Q to a "VIE framework" was a mis-description. The Company acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Gongfa through Kuber Guangdong, and Gongfa became a wholly owned subsidiary of Kuber Guangdong. Accordingly, the Company proposes to remove all references to the "VIE framework" and any related VIE implications from its future filings, including in Note 1 and Note 11. Because the Company does not consolidate Gongfa through contractual arrangements intended to… response letter →
China-Based Issuers
Kuber Resources Corp (KUBR) · 2025-12-15 · Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2024 Form 10-Q for the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2025 · Comment 6 · that give the company power and economics over the VIE. Responded
Staff comment: Disclose qualitative information about involvement with the VIE, including the nature, purpose, size, and activities of the VIE. Also include a description of the recognized and unrecognized revenue-producing assets that are held by the VIE. These assets may include licenses, trademarks, other intellectual property, facilities or assembled workforce. Refer to ASC 810-10-50-5A.d. letter →
Company response: The Company refers the Staff to its response to Comment 5 contained herein concluding there is no VIE. response letter →
China-Based IssuersBusiness Description (Item 101)
Kuber Resources Corp (KUBR) · 2025-12-15 · Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2024 Form 10-Q for the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2025 · Comment 7 · assembled workforce. Refer to ASC 810-10-50-5A.d. Responded
Staff comment: Disclose quantitative information for the VIE including revenue; net income; operating, investing, and financing cash flows; and the carrying amount and classification of the VIE’s assets and liabilities, including intercompany payables. Material related party transactions of the VIE should be presented separately. Refer to paragraphs 5A.d., 2AA.d., and 3.bb of ASC 810-10-50. letter →
Company response: The Company refers the Staff to its response to Comment 5 contained herein concluding there is no VIE. response letter →
China-Based IssuersRelated Parties
Kuber Resources Corp (KUBR) · 2025-12-15 · Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2024 Form 10-Q for the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2025 · Comment 8 · Note 11 - Acquisition of Business under Common Control, page 21 Agreed to revise
Staff comment: You disclose that the acquisition of Gongfa was accounted for as a business combination of entities under common control. Please describe, in detail, the relationship between and ownership in the entities involved in the transaction prior to and after the acquisition of Gongfa that supports the common control determination for accounting purposes. Refer to ASC 805-50-15-6. In addition, you disclose that "the transaction was structured under a VIE framework, with common control established through the power and economic interests of Mr. Li Jiyong." Please provide us with an analysis explaining which entities are VIEs and how you concluded that the acquisition of the VIE met the criteria for… letter →
Company response: The Company acknowledges the Staff's comment. As noted above, the reference to a "VIE framework" was a mis-description, and the Company proposes to delete that language from its future filings. The Company is preparing an expanded ownership and relationship analysis describing the parties' ownership and relationships before and after the acquisition, and will revise Note 11 accordingly in its future filings. With respect to the accounting conclusion regarding common control under ASC 805-50-15-6, the Company is evaluating its accounting analysis and the related disclosure to ensure it reflects the definitive transaction documents and the applicable authoritative guidance. In the Company's… response letter →
Business Combinations & SignificanceChina-Based Issuers
Cloopen Group Holding Ltd (RAASY) · 2025-12-04 · · Comment 1 · Introduction, page ii Awaiting / response not in dataset
Staff comment: We note your proposed disclosure in response to prior comment 1. Please further revise your proposed disclosure to remove the exclusion of Hong Kong and Macau from the definition of "PRC" and "China." Revise to clearly state that all the legal and operational risks associated with having operations in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) also apply to operations and entities in Hong Kong and Macau. This disclosure could appear in the definition itself or in an appropriate discussion of legal and operational risks. To the extent you do not have material operations in Hong Kong and/or Macau, as you indicate in your response, you may provide disclosure to this effect. However, we also note… letter →
China-Based Issuers
Cloopen Group Holding Ltd (RAASY) · 2025-12-04 · · Comment 2 · The Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, page 4 Awaiting / response not in dataset
Staff comment: In your response to prior comment 2 you provide proposed revised disclosure of the referenced risk factor and Item disclosures. Please confirm that you intend to provide similar disclosure in the Item 3 disclosures regarding The Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act. letter →
China-Based IssuersRisk Factors
Cloopen Group Holding Ltd (RAASY) · 2025-11-21 · · Comment 1 · page ii Explained / pushed back
Staff comment: We note from your disclosure that you exclude Hong Kong and Macau from your definition of “PRC” or “China” for the purpose of your annual report. In future filings, please revise to remove the exclusion of Hong Kong and Macau from such definition. Clarify that all the legal and operational risks associated with having operations in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) also apply to operations in Hong Kong and Macau. In this regard, ensure that your disclosure does not narrow risks related to operating in the PRC to mainland China only. Where appropriate, you may describe PRC law and then explain how law in Hong Kong and Macau differs from PRC law and describe any risks and consequences to… letter →
Company response: The Company respectfully advises the Staff that it does not have any operation in Hong Kong and Macau. In light of this, the Company believes that laws and regulations in Hong Kong and Macau, including the regulatory actions related to data security or anti-monopoly concerns and regulations that may result in oversight over data security, do not have a material impact on its ability to conduct business, accept foreign investment, or list on a United States or foreign stock exchange. To the extent that the Company has material operations in Hong Kong and/or Macau in the future, the Company will provide additional disclosures regarding the applicable laws and regulations in Hong Kong and/or… response letter →
China-Based Issuers
Cloopen Group Holding Ltd (RAASY) · 2025-11-21 · · Comment 2 · Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, page 4 Responded
Staff comment: In future filings, please disclose the location of your auditor’s headquarters. Similarly revise the related risk factor regarding the HFCAA on page 38. letter →
Company response: In response to the Staff’s comment, the Company respectfully undertakes to revise the relevant disclosure in its future Form 20-F filings as follows (with additions in underline showing the changes against the disclosure in the 2024 Form 20-F), subject to such updates and adjustments to be made in connection with any material developments of the subject matter being disclosed. 2 “ D. Risk Factors … Risks Related to Doing Business in China … The ADSs may be prohibited from being traded over the counter in the United States under the HFCAA if the SEC subsequently determines our audit work is performed by auditors that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely. The prohibition… response letter →
China-Based IssuersRisk Factors
Cloopen Group Holding Ltd (RAASY) · 2025-11-21 · · Comment 3 · a material adverse effect on our business..., page 35 Responded
Staff comment: We note you made changes to the disclosure on page 35 from what you previously disclosed in the Form F-1/A filed on February 3, 2021, regarding the legal and operational risks associated with operating in China and PRC regulations. It is unclear to us that there have been changes in the regulatory environment in the PRC since your initial registration statement that would warrant such revisions, which mitigate the challenges you face and related disclosures. In future filings, please restore your disclosure. For additional guidance, please refer to the Division of Corporation Finance’s Sample Letter to China-Based Companies, issued December 2021 and July 2023. letter →
Company response: In response to the Staff’s comment, the Company respectfully undertakes to revise the relevant disclosure in its future Form 20-F filings as follows (with deletions shown in strikethrough and additions in underline showing the changes against the disclosure in the 2024 Form 20-F), subject to such updates and adjustments to be made in connection with any material developments of the subject matter being disclosed. “ D. Risk Factors … Risks Related to Doing Business in China Changes in China’s economic, political or social conditions or government policies could have a material adverse effect on our business and operations. We generate substantially all of our revenues from our operations in… response letter →
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