Corporate Governance

The U.S. issues renewed national security legislation focusing on defense contracts with Chinese military companies; China amends its Company Law to strengthen the rights of shareholders; and China's top court set up a case database to standardize adjudication across the country.

Chinese court established the FRAND rate for 5G patents in Oppo v Nokia case; Regulator warns Gotion of failing to disclose conditions of its deal with Illinois; and Apps like Alibaba Marketplace and Taobao Alliance are violating data collection laws

Former China COO of Morgan Stanley compares the challenges of being a senior executive at a boutique private equity firm against that of a bulge bracket investment bank

China's proposed amendment of its state secrets law has alarmed foreign businesses; a U.S. Congressional committee will probe Sequoia over its China tech investments; and China will scrap its price cap on land sales to revive its property market

China approves the U.S. listing plans of VIE-structured company CheChe; Chinese IP court helps mediate dispute between Dyson and Dreame; and CSRC proposes rules to encourage companies to pay their dividends

Website platforms are responsible for dealing with online enterprise-related infringement information

Liu Yuxiang and Wu Qiong, labor law specialists at Haiwen & Partners examine the important and sometimes difficult labor law issues which can arise for foreign investors seeking to exit China

Lawfulness of personal information processing is the focus of an compliance audit.

3M pays fine to settle bribery charges on its China subsidiary; China recognizes data as an asset in financial statements; and China revises company law to increase controlling shareholder responsibility in companies.