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Jianwei (Jerry) Fang, Ke Dong and Chenhao Yuan of Zhong Lun Law Firm analyze new Interim Measures which establish a relationship-safety framework for AI companion services, impose new obligations on service providers and distribution platforms, and reshape compliance expectations for companies offering emotionally interactive AI products in China
August 11, 2026
Aggie Liu and Muzi Xuan of Baker McKenzie FenXun examine the likely impact of a very significant update to China’s key trademark legislation and extract some important themes for brand owners and platform-based businesses
August 03, 2026
Xiangxiang Ma, Partner at Anjie Broad LLP, analyzes a newly-released standard which forms a key part of China’s framework regulating clinical trials
July 27, 2026
AI is now all-pervasive and raises many novel legal issues. Wu Qiong and Wang Xuying of Haiwen & Partners explore a significant Intermediate People’s Court ruling on employee dismissal ostensibly driven by a the adoption of AI technology
July 17, 2026
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Provisions for Simplified Measures for the Protection of Personal Information by Small-Scale Personal Information Handlers
小型个人信息处理者个人信息保护简化措施规定
Transfers of personal information of less than 100,000 persons may enjoy simplified procedures / CLP Reference: 5600/26.07.22 ; Promulgated: 2026-07-22 ; Effective: 2026-09-01
Announcement on Matters Relevant to the Policy of Individual Income Tax on Dividends and Extra Dividends Paid to Foreign Individuals
关于外籍个人股息红利个人所得税政策有关事项的公告
China ends tax exemption on foreigner dividend income / Issued: 2026-09-01 ; Effective: 2026-09-01
Questions and Answers on Policies and Regulations for Personal Information Protection (August 2026)
个人信息保护政策法规问答 (2026年8月)
CAC details on leakage of personal information / CLP Reference: 5600/26.08.12 ; Issued: 2026-08-12
Questions and Answers on Policies and Regulations for Administration of the Security of Overseas Data Transfers (July 2026)
数据出境安全管理政策法规问答（2026年7月）
CAC clarifies issues on transfers of HR information abroad / CLP Reference: 5600/26.07.24 ; Issued: 2026-07-24
Measures for the Work Associated with Investigations into Industrial and Supply Chain Security
产业链供应链安全调查工作办法
MOFCOM lays out the criteria for initiating a supply chain security investigation/ CLP Reference: 5800/26.06.22 ; Promulgated: 2026-06-22 ; Effective: 2026-06-22
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National Financial Regulatory Administration, Measures for the Administration of the Engagement in Trust Business in the Real Estate Sector by Trust Companies (Trial Implementation)
国家金融监督管理总局信托公司开展房地产领域信托业务管理办法 (试行)
NFRA sets forth the criteria for trust companies engaging in real estate trusts / CLP Reference: 4110/26.08.28 ; Promulgated: 2026-08-28 ; Effective: 2027-03-01
Ministry of Public Security, Measures for Monitoring Inspections by Public Security Authorities of Cyberspace Security
公安部公安机关网络空间安全监督检查办法
A public security authority conducts online inspections of the status of the cyberspace security of companies / CLP Reference: 5600/26.08.06 ; Promulgated: 2026-08-06 ; Effective: 2026-10-01
Secretariat of the National Technical Committee 260 on Cybersecurity of Standardization Administration of China—Security Classification and Grading Methods for Artificial Intelligence Applications (Draft for Comments)
全国网络安全标准化技术委员会秘书处网络安全技术 人工智能应用安全分类分级方法 (征求意见稿)
The steps for the security classification of artificial intelligence applications are set forth / Issued: 2026-07-15
State Council, Provisions for the Control of Entry and Exit
国务院关于出境入境管理的规定
Foreign nationals placed on a countermeasures list will be denied entry to China / Promulgated: 2026-07-22 ; Effective: 2026-09-15
National Financial Regulatory Administration, Measures for the Administration of Cybersecurity in the Banking and Insurance Industries (Draft for Comments)
国家金融监督管理总局银行业保险业网络安全管理办法 (征求意见稿)
Critical information infrastructure operators in the banking and insurance sectors are required to focus on commercial cryptography management / Issued: 2026-07-10