Amidst growing trade friction with the U.S., Scott Yu and Derek Liu of Zhong Lun Law Firm note some particular highlights for foreign investors in the latest iteration of China's Negative Lists and Encouraged Investment Catalogue.
China has unveiled 11 measures to open up the country's financial sector and scrap foreign shareholding caps in most financial sectors in a bid to bolster and stabilize growth.
A judicial interpretation issued by the Supreme People's Court is likely to lead to further shareholder representative litigation in respect of affiliated transactions, although more clarity is needed
In July, China introduced more relaxed immigration rules in a bid to attract highly-skilled overseas workers to combat the country's severe shortage of talent.
Reducing the risks posed by China's $4 trillion wealth management products sector is a key objective for regulators, but it needs to be at a pace that exposed banks can weather.
New court interpretations and a series of court cases with stiff sentences reflect Chinese authorities' determination to bring insider trading to heel.
The pause agreed in the U.S.-China trade war at the recent G20 meeting, reflects in part the potency of the U.S. Entity List in targeting Chinese firms such as Huawei.
The Supreme People's Court (SPC) 2018 Annual Report on Intellectual Property serves as a tool not only for precedential value for the lower courts but also a guide that provides insight for predictable outcomes of future disputes.
At the Global CEO Council meeting in Beijing, Premier Li Keqiang and global business leaders renewed their vows to work together to build China's economy, despite gathering clouds in the U.S.-China trade war.
