Features & Analyses

• Annual Review of Developments in Personal Information Protection in China

  Wenpei Yu and Yunsi Hu of Lifeng Partners examine the many areas of development in the field of the protection of personal information during 2025

  March 20, 2026

  

• Annual Review of Intellectual Property Legislation and Judicial Practices in 2025: Foreign-Related IP Dispute Guidance

  Danae Wu, IP counsel at Fangda Partners, examines a set of provisions intended to improve protection for IP belonging to Chinese enterprises

  March 19, 2026

  

• China’s AI Governance: 2025 Review and Outlook

  Casper Sek and Alan Zhang of Jingtian & Gongcheng examine China’s AI regulatory developments in 2025 and offer forward-looking observations on anticipated governance trends for the rest of 2026

  March 06, 2026

  

• Hong Kong Exchange Speeds Up Listing Reviews and Loosens Retail Allocation

  In a bid to boost its appeal as a global market for capital raising, the Hong Kong Exchange has announced an accelerated vetting process for many listing applications and is allowing more latitude in retail and institutional allocations. As Paloma Wang and Shimeng Zhang of Skadden write, large-cap issuers may now lower their public float requirements to below their initial listing thresholds

  February 26, 2026

  

• Expanding Bankruptcy Jurisdiction in China: The Draft Amendment to the Enterprise Bankruptcy Law and Offshore-Incorporated Debtors

  Xiucheng (Cecilia) Zhang of Sunsea Law Group P.C. examines proposed changes to China’s key law on enterprise bankruptcy which will dramatically change the insolvency landscape, and have notable repercussions for offshore debtors

  February 15, 2026

  

• Applause for the Outstanding Law Firms from the China Law & Practice Awards 2025

  Fangda Partners and Clifford Chance win top honors in the 19th Annual China Law & Practice Awards

  February 12, 2026

  

• New Guidance on the Compatibility of Arbitration Clauses in Order to Facilitate the Consolidation of Multi-Party and Multi-Contract Arbitrations in Hong Kong

  The guidance on the compatibility of arbitration clauses further strengthens Hong Kong as the preferred seat of arbitration for China-related investments

  January 29, 2026

  

• What Foreign Businesses Need to Know About China’s Expanding Export Control Framework on Key Raw Materials and High Technology

  Jianwei (Jerry) Fang, Rui Yang, Ke Dong and Junda He of Zhong Lun Law Firm conclude their three-part series on China’s tightened export control regime by reviewing significant policies and typical enforcement cases from 2023 to 2025, summarizing China’s latest regulatory and enforcement trends in key materials and high technology sectors, and offering practical guidance for foreign businesses

  January 23, 2026

  

• Comments on the CAC’s Second Data Transfer Q&A

  A new policy Q&A document has been published by China’s data regulator. Xiangxiang Ma of Anjie Broad Law Firm examines this next vital step in the evolution of China’s framework of data transfer regulations

  January 09, 2026

  

• Key Requirements and Compliance Guidance of Beneficial Ownership Information Filing for Entities in Mainland China

  Jianwei (Jerry) Fang, Rui Yang, Songyang Wang and Chen (Cissy) Chen of Zhong Lun Law Firm explain a new transparency drive requiring companies, partnerships, and foreign companies’ branch offices in Mainland China to file beneficial ownership information with local authorities. The authors outline the critical aspects of the new rules, including the scope of entities subject to the filing, the identification of beneficial owners, key deadlines, and the importance of timely compliance

  December 18, 2025