MOFCOM's new Unreliable Entity List is mooted as possible trade war retaliatory tool; Ford's China JV hit with $23.6 million antitrust fine; PBOC may scrap its official benchmark lending rates; and SAFE says overseas digital finance firms must have local permits.
5th generation telecom services are added to the telecom catalogue, consultations are conducted before instituting an environmental legal action and listed companies are required to fully disclose material asset restructuring performance.
Consent of guardians is required for collection of children's personal data, criteria for imposition of heavy environmental penalties are specified and pre-tax deduction of insurance companies is clarified.
China's internet regulator releases a draft of data protection law for public consultation; regulators take over Baoshang Bank due to serious credit risk exposure; and CSRC vice chair Yan Qingmin pushes for tougher penalties.
CAC lists the conditions when a cybersecurity review is required, push advertising should offer online users the option to refuse receipt of information, and economic and technology development zones will allow approvals with minor filing lapses.
New tax incentives are issued for Chinese software and integrated circuitry companies, as international companies withdraw from Huawei's supply chain under U.S. pressure; former head of the CSRC, Liu Shiyu, is facing a likely corruption investigation; and China's private equity sector comes under CSRC scrutiny, with warnings issued to several firms.
Central banks is expected to increase easing measures in the financial sector; Industry regulator calls for P2P lenders to register and consolidate; and trade war with the U.S. may cause delay of China's planned property tax legislation.
Insurance companies are required to compute the minimum capital for perpetual bond investments, Guangdong adopts market rules in granting of island use rights and formulation of judicial interpretations may solicit public comments.
For the second year, Chinese FDI into the U.S. falls; The CBIRC releases 12 new measures planned to ease foreign banks and insurers' investments; and Tencent's PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds game fails to get China licence.
