Tax authority sets threshold for extended back-tax collection and excludes employee stock incentive trusts | Beijing court invalidates dismissal of employee for AI use | China to ban or restrict export of 40 technologies including AI and chips for national security reasons
Tech companies fined by regulator over AI-generated content identification and illegal personal information collection | Court finds arbitration clause not binding on user of fund company app | PBOC extends credit information database coverage to non-bank lenders and corporate data
Vicor Corp. requests investigation by ITC over alleged AI-related patent infringement by Chinese companies | Chinese outbound investment hits $214 billion despite absence of mega deals | China revives amortized-cost bond funds amid strong institutional demand
Amanda Lau, senior lead counsel for Citi’s investment banking business in Asia discusses managing shifting global geopolitical dynamics, navigating A-to-H listing complexities, and the strategic balance of Hong Kong’s listing reforms.
Chinese court rules that short-term price fluctuations are generally not unfair | China approved zero new PE fund registration in June | Offshore renminbi borrowing hits record high amid China’s record-low interest rates
China has issued two new tax rules affecting non-resident individuals who arrange their affairs through offshore trusts. Daisy Duan, Xiaohong Chen and Chixiang Gao of King & Wood focus on the scope and impact of these important rules
China applies a 20% individual income tax to dividends earned by foreign individuals from foreign enterprises | Beijing’s first ever criminal trial over AI model damage results in imprisonment | Lawyers explain how China’s new outbound investment rules make Hong Kong less appealing
State Taxation Administration trains local officers and drafts guidelines to resolve confusion over new offshore trust taxation | EU’s new packaging rules create headache for Chinese exporters | Deutsche Bank authorized as renminbi clearing bank amid internationalization push
Crypto platforms offer investors Chinese AI stock exposure, circumventing Chinese restrictions | Hong Kong bourse to permit confidential filings in biggest reforms since 2018 | China releases mandatory national standards for Level 3 and Level 4 autonomous driving systems
First Chinese judgment rejects foreign sanctions on Chinese party as defense for contract breach | Chinese tax-residents must pay income tax on gains of assets transferred to offshore trusts | Three major Chinese banks issue first loans using interbank repo rates as a pricing benchmark
