Tax authority sets threshold for extended back-tax collection and excludes employee stock incentive trusts | Beijing court invalidates dismissal of employee for AI use | China to ban or restrict export of 40 technologies including AI and chips for national security reasons
Tech companies fined by regulator over AI-generated content identification and illegal personal information collection | Court finds arbitration clause not binding on user of fund company app | PBOC extends credit information database coverage to non-bank lenders and corporate data
Amanda Lau, senior lead counsel for Citi’s investment banking business in Asia discusses managing shifting global geopolitical dynamics, navigating A-to-H listing complexities, and the strategic balance of Hong Kong’s listing reforms.
Can Chinese biotech deals continue amid increasingly stringent U.S. and Chinese restrictions?
China applies a 20% individual income tax to dividends earned by foreign individuals from foreign enterprises | Beijing’s first ever criminal trial over AI model damage results in imprisonment | Lawyers explain how China’s new outbound investment rules make Hong Kong less appealing
CAC clarifies issues on transfers of HR information abroad / CLP Reference: 5600/26.07.24 ; Issued: 2026-07-24
The handling of personal information poses a challenging area of compliance for businesses in China. New measures seek to provide a simplified framework for those handling a relatively small quantity of information. Wenpei Yu of Jincheng Tongda & Neal provides an analysis of the impact and consequences
China expands strict personal information processing rules to entities processing 10 million people | New entry-exit rules could block talent in sensitive sectors from leaving China | Tax authorities enforce stricter social security contribution compliance to address pension fund deficits.
Chinese financial regulator to take over Zhongbang Bank due to severe credit risks | U.S. companies adopt Chinese AI and China considers restrictions | CNIPA maintains validity of first virtual digital human patent, clarifying inventiveness standards for AI model training
Chinese regulator rejects patent re-examination application involving AI content | Sweeping cybersecurity rules for banks and insurers on protecting financial infrastructure | Supreme People's Procuratorate proposes treating privacy coin use as evidence of money laundering intent
