Features & Analyses

Several major Chinese law firms have set up new offices in Hainan since 2018

The expansion of competing U.S.-China sanctions requirements are forcing multinationals to rethink their traditional global compliance strategies

Andrew Sim and Alanna Rennie of Baker McKenzie discuss the key provisions of the new Judicial Interpretation on plant variety rights (PVR), which will encourage more consistent rulings by the people's court and grant stronger judicial protection to PVR holders in China

PRC companies wanting to list outside China face extended cybersecurity reviews and potentially burdensome documentation submission requirements

Beilei Hou and Zi Ling of King & Wood Mallesons look at the emerging carbon emissions trading scheme in China, and consider the outlook for market access to foreign investors

First high-profile cybersecurity reviews indicate that overseas-listed Chinese tech firms are prime targets for new cybersecurity regime

Rongwei (Ron) Cai, Jianwei (Jerry) Fang, and Dianmeng Zhu of Zhong Lun Law Firm introduce the newly enacted PRC Data Security Law, highlight the core data security protection obligations imposed on companies, and set out steps companies should be taking immediately in order to ensure compliance

New China asset management rules tighten requirements on the due diligence of distributors

Industry coverage, allowance allocation, and compliance obligations are all expected to be ramped up under China's national carbon emissions trading scheme