A proposed TikTok bill could give rise to a U.S. equivalent to the VIE structure; The EU's new AI Act has a wide scope that could affect Chinese firms; and Quant funds respond to regulators' crackdown of their industry.
March 21, 2024
Capital Markets
U.S. government agencies publish compliance note for foreign persons regarding sanctions and export controls; The European Union to ban products made with forced labor; and U.S. bill aims to protect data that would reveal the personal health and genetic information of Americans.
March 12, 2024Clean energy and data tech updated to U.S. critical and emerging tech list; U.S. House select committee reports that five venture capital funds have invested in the rise of China's key technology companies; and China's stock exchanges release first-ever guidelines on ESG disclosure
February 23, 2024Gao Wei and Kuang Peizhu of Haiwen & Partners review the key developments in China's capital markets in 2023, which included a seismic shift in regulation, and examine - with cautious optimism - the outlook for 2024
February 14, 2024CSRC clarifies M&A thresholds
February 09, 2024The U.S. released new regulations that will bring SPAC disclosure requirements more in line with traditional IPOs; First Chinese VC firm is included in U.S. Defense Department's military-related company list; and China is working on expanding its Anti-Money Laundering Law to cover virtual assets
February 08, 2024Shanghai plans a three-tiered cross-border data flow regime in the Lingang free trade zone to boost foreign investment; the U.S. proposes a "know your customer" regulation for cloud computing companies over China AI concerns; and a bill introduced in Congress called the BIOSECURE Act, is designed to broaden current sanctions on China
January 31, 2024U.S. Commerce official expects higher penalties for violations of U.S. export controls; Shein must satisfy both the U.S. and China to pull off its IPO; and U.S. lawmakers work to further limit U.S. investment in Chinese tech sector.
January 25, 2024In 2023, significant U.S. restrictions were placed on Chinese interests. Charles Wu of Clyde & Co reviews the legislative changes, and offers practical insights into their potential impact, and the path forward in 2024
January 24, 2024Entities doing business in the U.S. must report information about their beneficial ownership to FinCEN; China bans researchers for listing AI-generated content as a co-author of their papers; and Italian Generali conducts first-ever foreign insurance acquisition in China
January 18, 2024
