Features & Analyses

• China's Oil Products Market Begins to Open

  The Ministry of Commerce has issued new procedures that govern China's expanding market for oil products.

  January 31, 2005

• New SPC Interpretation Fleshes Out Key Issues in Technology Contracts

  A recent Supreme People's Court interpretation on disputes over technology contracts has made some important revisions to practices in a crucial developing area that affects foreign investment and trade with China.

  January 31, 2005

• China and the WTO: Perspectives on a Changing Environment

  Three years after China's accession to the WTO, what are the main issues that are determining the pace of liberalization of the economy? And how do the WTO commitments interact with the economic challenges facing China?

  January 31, 2005

• New SPC Interpretation Fleshes Out Key Issues in Technology Contracts

  A recent Supreme People's Court interpretation on disputes over technology contracts has made some important revisions to practices in a crucial developing area that affects foreign investment and trade with China.

  January 31, 2005

• SPC and SPP Issue New Criminal Liability Standards for IP Crimes

  A long-awaited judicial interpretation has set out criteria for determining whether criminal prosecution should be pursued in intellectual property cases.

  January 31, 2005

• China's Oil Products Market Begins to Open

  The Ministry of Commerce has issued new procedures that govern China's expanding market for oil products.

  January 31, 2005

• Trading WFOEs in Waigaoqiao: End of the Road or New Opportunities?

  Granting of trading and distribution rights are among the most important market opening measures China agreed to in its commitments to join the WTO. How does liberalization of trading and distribution affect the operation of enterprises in the free trade zones that have been key to China's economic growth over the years?

  January 31, 2005

• China Construction Law: Structural Revisions and Aesthetic Adjustments

  A review of some of the key recent changes in construction law, foreign-invested construction enterprises and construction project management.

  November 30, 2004

• Foreign Media, Chinese TV and Market Access: The New Rules from SARFT

  China is gradually opening its broadcast media to foreign participation in an effort to modernize the sector. New rules from the state regulatory agency take new steps in broadcast media reform.

  November 30, 2004

• China Implements WTO Commitments on Rules of Origin

  Determining the origin of traded goods is a critical aspect of the rules of international trade. The State Council recently adopted new rules that bring China into greater conformity with WTO standards and practices.

  November 30, 2004