China released a White Paper defending its position in the U.S.-China trade friction, which aimed to clarify facts on the bilateral economic and trade relations; Draft Atomic Energy Law aims to strengthen and promote Chinese nuclear firms in the international market.
Contracting parties will need to recover used items, company law revision offers a broader scope for corporate share buybacks and investment of private capital in the nuclear fuel cycle industry is encouraged
The 12th annual China Law & Practice Awards 2018 held at The St Regis, Beijing on September 13 celebrated the achievements of the best legal minds in China, where the biggest deals were recognized, and the best law firms were named.
The Supreme People's Court just issued new judicial interpretation guidelines incorporating core socialist values; New laws regulating medical disputes prevention and treatment; and China seeks to improve the authenticity of its statistical data to support better policy-making.
China internet courts recognize blockchain technology as a means of electronic evidence storage, Shanghai-London Stock Connect comes closer to launch and Beijing Municipality encourages co-owned housing.
China launches its second Internet Court in Beijing to keep in pace with growing internet-related disputes; while the Supreme People's Court just announced the admissibility of evidence using blockchain technology.
An e-commerce platform operator may bear joint and several liability for sub-standard goods, foreign individuals may enjoy pre-tax deductions and a soil quality investigation is required for a change in land use.
The CBIRC has lifted the restrictions on foreign investment in Chinese banks, futures companies are now opened to foreign investors and private tutoring companies are facing stricter regulation
China introduces a draft on regulating an information-based traceability system for drugs; family planning policies may be revised in proposed amendments to China's Civil Code, and new administrative measures for foreign shareholders in foreign-invested futures companies.
