Features & Analyses

• What Foreign Businesses Need to Know about China’s Recent Strengthened Enforcement of Export Controls and Countermeasures

  Jianwei (Jerry) Fang, Rui Yang, Ke Dong, Songyang Wang, Jiaying Jiang and Yongan Shen of Zhong Lun Law Firm analyze China’s latest strengthened enforcement in export control and countermeasure actions. The authors examine how newly-announced restrictions and countermeasures reflect China’s strategy of reciprocal regulatory response, the expansion of its extraterritorial jurisdiction through origin-based control mechanisms, and the increasing compliance challenges for foreign businesses operating in or with China

  October 22, 2025

  

• Chinese Labor Authority Issues New Non-Compete Compliance Guidelines

  Patrick Gu and Lin Zang of Llinks Law Offices offer a practical analysis of the practical implications of a new set of Guidelines on the use of non-compete clauses

  October 15, 2025

  

• Law Firms Guide Chinese Companies on Multiple Fronts as the US Tightens Rules on IPOs

  Chinese companies are flocking to Hong Kong for IPOs as the U.S. continues to make it more difficult for them to list on U.S. exchanges.

  October 14, 2025

  

• The First Metaverse Trademark Infringement Court Decision in China

  Fang Qi and Ran Duan of Fangda Partners analyze a recent Chinese court decision which, for the first time, recognized that the use of trademarks in a virtual context may infringe rights in the real world

  September 29, 2025

  

• China's Legal and Judicial Approach to Digital Assets: A Focus on Virtual Currency

  Meihua Liang and Yuting Chen of Commerce & Finance Law Offices present an analysis of China's distinct regulatory model governing digital assets, and its legal implications for market participants

  September 22, 2025

  

• Key Considerations for Chinese Companies Navigating US Intellectual Property Issues

  With innovation and technological advancement come more complex legal challenges for companies operating across borders. Ruby Chan and Dr Isabella Liu of Baker McKenzie, and Aggie Liu and Cassidy Guo of FenXun, examine the key considerations, best practices, and frequently asked questions for Chinese businesses expanding into the U.S. market

  September 15, 2025

  

• Being Sued in Chinese Court: What You Need to Know – Part II: Jurisdiction in Specific Case Types

  Part I of this series explained China’s general rules on foreign-related jurisdiction. In Part II, Jianwei(Jerry) Fang, Ke Dong and Haoyi Sun of Zhong LunLaw Firm show how Chinese courts will, in practice, assert jurisdiction in civil, administrative or criminal contexts involving foreign elements, and describe a new “blocking statute” that reflects China’s response to foreign long-arm claims.

  September 08, 2025

  

• The Supreme People’s Court’s Second Interpretation on Labor Dispute Cases

  Qiong Wu, Yuxiang Liu, Qingqing Chen and Xiaoyi Zhuang of Haiwen & Partners provide essential insights into an essential new judicial interpretation concerning labor dispute cases, including a comparison with the current rules and judicial practice and implications for compliance and risk management practices

  August 27, 2025

  

• Analysis of Hainan Province's New Cross-Border Asset Management Pilot

  Eric (Ye) Zou of Merits & Tree Law Offices gives an overview of the core elements and key significance of a new pilot scheme which maps out a new way for foreign investors to access China’s flourishing financial markets

  August 19, 2025

  

• Being Sued in Chinese Court: What You Need to Know – Part I: General Jurisdiction Rules

  In the first part of a series of articles, Jianwei (Jerry) Fang, Ke Dong, and Haoyi Sun of Zhong Lun Law Firm outline the general jurisdiction rules governing foreign-related civil litigation in China under the 2024 Civil Procedure Law, and explain the statutory framework, key jurisdictional bases, and procedural considerations that foreign companies and in-house counsel need to understand when facing potential lawsuits in Chinese courts

  August 12, 2025