China ends tax exemption on foreigner dividend income | SAMR specifies the personal liability in monopoly agreements | NFRA sets forth the criteria for trust companies engaging in real estate trusts
China Law News
- September 04, 2026
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
September 03, 2026Outbound investment regulations extends to domestic individual investors | Shanghai clarifies the payment of social insurance premiums of employers | NFRA specifies regulatory indicators for the management of the assets and liabilities of insurance companies
August 28, 2026China imposes same outbound investment filing requirements for companies and individuals | Red chip ban is part of the reason for PE freeze in China | Chinese court upholds franchisee’s right to unilaterally terminate during "cooling-off period'
August 27, 2026State 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
August 20, 2026China expands strict personal information processing rules to entities processing 10 million people | New entry-exit rules could block talent in sensitive sectors from leaving China | Tax authorities enforce stricter social security contribution compliance to address pension fund deficits.
August 13, 2026Large-scale personal information handlers’ data centers should be headed by PRC citizens | A public security authority conducts online inspections of the status of the cyberspace security of companies | CNIPA allows for patent priority examinations
August 11, 2026Crypto 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
August 06, 2026CAC clarifies issues on transfers of HR information abroad | Foreign nationals placed on a countermeasures list will be denied entry to China | The steps for the security classification of artificial intelligence applications are set forth.
August 04, 2026First 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
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