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
Chinese financial regulator to take over Zhongbang Bank due to severe credit risks | U.S. companies adopt Chinese AI and China considers restrictions | CNIPA maintains validity of first virtual digital human patent, clarifying inventiveness standards for AI model training
Chinese regulator rejects patent re-examination application involving AI content | Sweeping cybersecurity rules for banks and insurers on protecting financial infrastructure | Supreme People's Procuratorate proposes treating privacy coin use as evidence of money laundering intent
Chinese Wingtech sues Dutch subsidiary chipmaker Nexperia under Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law | Hong Kong instructs banks to tighten scrutiny of mainland Chinese investment accounts | European Commission proposes supply chain diversification rules in sensitive sectors.
