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Q: Can foreigners register a Chinese version of their name for business purposes?
If you are a Westerner and acquire a full Chinese name, can this be officially acknowledged or registered in some way? Perhaps through a government agency or notarization? So that this name can be used in China where a Western name is hard to understand or cannot be used, for example for buying property or obtaining licenses, etc. Does anyone have experience?
11 years 50 weeks ago in Visa & Legalities - China
In my view, no. I think a foreigner's Chinese name is not legally recognised.The only legally recognised name should be the one that's in your passport. So for transactions that have legal implications - including Business registration - I don't think a name that is not in your passport can be accepted.This is not a legal opinion, though. Just a personal opinion.
I agree with Bona. You will not be able to legally make an AKA in this country, or any other that I am aware of. The problem is that all of your legal identifying paperwork (license, passport, work permit, etc...) still show your western name. So there would be no way to tie the two together for the purpose you describe.
For me, the one exception was getting the Chinese driving license. I had to give them a Chinese name. It has my picture and my Chinese name...but of course is not really useful for identification purposes outside of going to pay for traffic violations 
No, anything that is related to business must be as seen on your passport
