China Law News

The Chinese ride-hailing app company has filed a suit against former U.S. employees who allegedly used stolen trade secrets to attract investors for their own business

The SAT has increased supervision of foreign R&D institutions' tax refund eligibility, the CIRC has improved scientific assessment standards for insurance contract liabilities, and Beijing's mortgage down payment percentage has been raised to the highest among Chinese cities

The Beijing IP court overturned an infringement ruling against Apple, the central bank asked banks in the capital city to scrutinize home loans and the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank got a status boost

Chinese telecom equipment company ZTE has pleaded guilty to three counts in a Texas court and agreed to pay a $1.2 billion fine

The CBRC has allowed foreign-invested banks to invest in domestic financial institutions, the CFDA has proposed relaxing drug trial and registration requirements, and the withdrawal procedures for a foreign partner exiting a co-operative joint venture have been eased

Rex Tillerson and President Xi Jinping talked cooperation, China's drug regulator drafted rules to boost entry of new medicines, IBM planned to bring Watson to the local market, and the annual consumer rights show targeted Nike and Muji

The Chinese government scores a victory against a South Korean real estate developer in its first ICSID case

The CIRC has required offshore reinsurers to provide security measures, Guangdong has eased corporate operating cost burdens and a plan to make every single ingredient traceable by 2020 was launched

Chinese technology company ZTE Corp. has agreed to plead guilty to violations of U.S. export controls by illegally shipping equipment to Iran