[5] It is an R&B song,[6] with Brown singing "I'm not dangerous" in a vintage King-of-Pop falsetto over elastic bass and swinging Eighties funk grooves, according to Rolling Stone's Matt Diehl.

[6] The song is performed in an E♭ minor key, with Brown's vocal ranging from E♭4 to D♭6, and is set in common time at a tempo of 106 beats per minute.

[12] The single's album cover is simple, with the Mandarin characters 精美的瓷器 (jīngměi de cíqì) in red with Brown's name in the lower left corner in a faux-Asian-style font on a black background.

[4] The official music video for "Fine China", inspired by Michael Jackson's "You rock my world" short film, premiered on April 1, 2013.

A "Cor Sine Labe Doli" metallic gold bow tie, a black leather jacket, suspenders, a driving cap, pale grey gloves and white kicks make up the flashy yet urban-infused ensemble.

Brown briefly introduces one other MJ-inspired look halfway through the video: a dark urban look made up of a checkered grey fedora, black slacks, button up shirt and a matching leather jacket.

It then diverges into a mix of "You Rock My World", "Smooth Criminal" and "Bad," hats, leather, studs, lights, dance into a club, fight with the mafia and all.

Brown and his bros dance for his giggling lady love before an Asian gang shows up, first to a martial-arts-dance-battle, and then they're out for blood, with futuristic guns, more cars and the girl's father leading the charge.

[16] Christina Lee of Idolator compared the video's plot to that of West Side Story and – among other critics – noted heavy influence by Michael Jackson.

[17] Kyle Anderson of Entertainment Weekly considered that the video may "borrow too much from Off the Wall era",[18] while Rob Markman of MTV said it "takes distinct visual cues from classic clips like ... 'Smooth Criminal' and 'Beat It'",[19] and Gregory DelliCarpini Jr. of Billboard compared Brown's "vintage" appearance to Jackson's appearance in the "Say Say Say" music video.

[24] Christina Lee of Idolator praised the cover, writing that, "the singer navigated the Michael Jackson-inspired melody with just a touch of her trademark sass.

In an early review for the song, Matt Diehl of Rolling Stone stated that, "It's a hype combination of futuristic and throwback, blended with decidedly old-school romance.

"[7] Cortney Wills of MTV News called "Fine China", "an instantly infectious heartbreak song", adding, "The hard-hitting bass line carries Brown's aching voice through a mesmerizing melody.

lauded "Fine China" as "a soulful, 1970's-inspired track" and said that it was "Brown's most musical sound to date", praising the song for being "a lush and infectious tune reminiscent of Michael Jackson's Off the Wall".

[5] In another positive review, Amy Sciarretto of Pop Crush gave the song 4 out of 5 stars, writing, "'Fine China' is a memorable R&B track with strings that borrows heavily from Michael Jackson and follows the same trajectory as Justin Timberlake's reinvention.

[18] Robert Copsey of Digital Spy commented on the song's influences, writing that it has "Stevie Wonder-esque R&B beats and a light-yet-growly vocal not too dissimilar to Michael Jackson", ultimately calling it, "less a gracious nod and more like a well-polished tribute act".

[28] In a less favorable review, Will Hermes of Rolling Stone gave the song 2.5 out of 5 stars, calling it "generic, if well-built, R&B praise song to a woman, rocking a squishy, Daft Punk-y synth line and bright string arrangements, while the chorus centers on Brown declaring, 'I'm not dangerous' – a word choice he probably thought long and hard about, just as listeners will".