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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
Jianwei (Jerry) Fang, Cathy (Yian) Chen and Ke Dong of Zhong Lun Law Firm analyse China’s newly promulgated State Council Regulation on Outbound Investment. This article unpacks how the Regulation reinforces and expands the pre-existing outbound direct investment governance framework, broadens the regulatory perimeter governing cross-border outbound investment activities, and outlines critical compliance ramifications for Chinese enterprises undertaking overseas investment transactions
July 06, 2026
Jun Luo, a Ph.D. Candidate in Intellectual Property Law at Tongji University Law School, examines a key Supreme People’s Court case from a data law perspective, analyzing its implications for data rights, platform responsibilities, user autonomy, and the evolving interface between data regulation and competition law in China
June 26, 2026
Casper Sek of Jingtian & Gongcheng examines the development of China’s personal information protection compliance audit framework, in light of new and imminent further changes in this important area
June 15, 2026
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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
/ CLP Reference: 5800/26.06.22 ; Promulgated: 2026-06-22 ; Effective: 2026-06-22
Outbound Investment Provisions
关于对外投资的规定
China restricts domestic investors from investing in Hong Kong financial markets / CLP Reference: 2130/26.05.05 ; Promulgated: 2026-05-05 ; Effective: 2026-07-01
Questions and Answers on Policies and Regulations for Personal Information Protection (April 2026)
个人信息保护政策法规问答 (2026年4月)
CAC defines thresholds on personal data protection / CLP Reference: 5600/26.04.29 ; Issued: 2026-04-29
Provisions for the Protection of Trade Secrets
商业秘密保护规定
SAMR extends the protection of trade secrets to cover data and algorithms / CLP Reference: 5100/26.02.24 ; Promulgated: 2026-02-24 ; Effective: 2026-06-01
Circular on Matters Relevant to Adjusting the Offshore Lending Business of Banking Financial Institutions
关于调整银行业金融机构境外贷款业务有关事宜的通知
PBOC and SAFE raise the leverage ratio for offshore loans of foreign banks / CLP Reference: 3600/26.04.11 ; Issued: 2026-04-11 ; Effective: 2026-04-11
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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
PRC Lawyers Law (Amendment Draft)
中华人民共和国律师法 (修正草案)
Qualified Hong Kong and Macao lawyers may practice in the Greater Bay Area / Issued: 2026-06-26
Cyberspace Administration of China, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and Ministry of Public Security, Measures for Risk Assessment of Network Data Security
国家互联网信息办公室、工业和信息化部、公安部网络数据安全风险评估办法
Network data handlers are required to conduct risk assessments of their data regularly / Promulgated: 2026-6-18 ; Effective: 2026-08-20