Features & Analyses

• Labor Issues for Foreign Investors Divesting from China

  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

  September 17, 2023

  

• The Impact of the EU's New Product Safety Regulation on Chinese Businesses

  With the European Union's revised product safety rules coming into effect in December 2024, Chinese firms should take notice of major changes to the rules and how they can comply with them.

  September 05, 2023

  

• China Issues Significant New Draft Rules Relating to Personal Information Protection Compliance Audits

  New draft measures on personal information protection compliance audits have been released for public comment. Jianwei (Jerry) Fang and Chuchen (Julie) Hou of Zhong Lun Law Firm analyze the legislative basis and specific requirements of the new draft, and provide some practical recommendations for PI processors who are planning for an upcoming compliance audit.

  August 22, 2023

  

• China Begins its Comprehensive Regulation of Generative AI Services

  Casper Sek of Jingtian & Gongcheng examines a new set of measures promulgated by China's cyberspace regulator which seeks to keep pace with, and control in line with government ideologies, the rapid rise in generative AI technologies

  August 15, 2023

  

• A Data Compliance Reference Manual from the Supervisory Authority

  A new set of Measures have been published by the People's Bank of China. In this article, Zhou Yang of Jingtian & Gongcheng examines the provisions and reveal how they will impact and assist data handlers in the financial sector

  August 09, 2023

  

• The Impact of the Regulation on the Supervision and Administration of Private Investment Funds

  James Yong Wang and Ziyang Li from Jingtian & Gongcheng examine an unprecedented and significant new Regulation which represents the beginning of a new stage for the private investment fund industry in China

  August 01, 2023

  

• What are the Key Tax Issues to Consider When Foreign Investors Disposing of Investment in China?

  Tax is a key consideration when divesting a foreign investment, with a number of implications for a company's bottom line. Daisy Duan, Wang Yan and Chen Xiaohong of King & Wood Mallesons highlight the main impacts when exiting a Chinese investment

  July 24, 2023

  

• The Reality of Company Dissolution in China

  Jue Li and Joel Evans of DaHui Lawyers look at the difficulties foreign investors face when divesting from China, in particular those associated with dissolution and non-bankruptcy liquidation.

  July 18, 2023

  

• In-House Insights: Impact of US Sanctions and Tech Controls

  Edward Tung, legal counsel for Hong Kong-based venture capital firm ORI Capital, discusses his firm's response to U.S. sanctions on Chinese companies, U.S. restrictions targeting foreign companies, artificial intelligence laws in China, and new ESG guidelines.

  July 10, 2023

  

• The Benefits and Challenges of the Guideline for Filing of the Standard Contract

  In the light of important new guidelines to be followed when filing the standard overseas personal information transfer contract, Casper Sek of Jingtian & Gongcheng analyses the key learning points and looks at how companies may apply this in practice

  July 03, 2023