Trump issues executive order prohibiting purchasing of securities in Chinese military-affiliated companies; China signs RCEP trade agreement with 14 other Asia-Pacific countries; and SAMR releases draft antimonopoly rules targeting internet companies
SAMR issues the first anti-monopoly guidelines for online platform operators, the revised Copyright Law largely increases the cost of infringement and SPC clarifies guarantor liability.
Ant Group dual-listing suspended following new micro-lending rules draft; new draft rules for financial holding companies' leadership; and national carbon emission trading scheme draft measures published
CBIRC regulates online small loans that use big data, Shanghai Stock Exchange reduces the disclosure ratio of QFIIs and SAMR sets guidelines on offering discounts on goods.
Hong Kong to allow certain overseas-listed Chinese companies with corporate weight voting rights to secondary list; China expected to grow at weakest pace in 44 years according to Reuters poll; and CFFEX approves equity index futures trading for qualified foreign investors
SAMR details the specifics on review of concentrations of business operators, Shanghai sets forth detailed examples of unfair competition acts and CSRC lays out the requirements for issuing convertible bonds.
PBOC publishes draft law revision with new provisions on digital currency; SAFE official announces plans to roll out new QDII outbound investment quotas; and 2020 "Sword Net" operation to look into unfair competition in e-commerce sector
Revised Patent Law enhances protection of designs; goods, services and technologies could be subject to ad hoc China export control; and online trading operators are required to secure consent of users when collecting their personal information.
NPCSC passes new biosecurity law targeting human genetic resources management and collection; national omnibus export control law adopted amid trade war tensions; and amended patent law further strengthens IP protection in China
