Features & Analyses

• China's interbank bond market easing analyzed

  What foreign investors need to know about accessing the $8 trillion onshore interbank bond market

  January 12, 2017

• Clearer skies for foreign cloud services in China?

  The MIIT's draft cloud regulations confirm foreign investment and data limits and set strict rules for local partnerships

  December 08, 2016

• Closing loopholes: New transfer pricing rules target MNCs

  China kicks off a new BEPS era with heavier reporting and compliance burdens for MNCs and their local subsidiaries amid a global crackdown on tax avoidance

  November 08, 2016

• Yihaodian interview: The e-commerce journey, from Walmart to JD

  电子商务之路

  HuanDong Gao, SVP and general counsel of Walmart eCommerce & Yihaodian, shares insight into the JD.com deal, MOFCOM remedies, Shanghai FTZ establishment, and China's ever-evolving online marketplace. 沃尔玛电子商务与一号店高级副总裁及总法律顾问高唤栋分享对京东网站交易、商务部补救措施、上海自贸区建设和中国不断变化的网上市场的见解。

  November 03, 2016

  

• New P2P rules curb risky online lending

  China's financial regulators have set strict limits for peer-to-peer lending internet platforms by setting qualifications, imposing caps and clarifying liability

  November 01, 2016

  

• FIE reform scraps approval, streamlines regulation

  While China's move to a filing regime benefits most foreign-invested enterprises, other approval requirements require careful attention

  October 27, 2016

  

• DuPont China interview: Adding value to the business

  增加价值

  DuPont China's senior legal counsel Chris Zhao explains how her legal team helps the company ensure success in its JV operations, work safety compliance, R&D and investment projects. 杜邦中国高级法律顾问赵煦介绍她的法律团队怎样协助公司确保合资企业运营、劳动安全合规、研发及投资项目的成功。

  October 24, 2016

  

• China beefs up e-food rules

  The CFDA heightens online food safety requirements, clarifies liabilities and stiffens penalties

  October 18, 2016

  

• The SPC's 2015 IP report sets new standards

  In its latest report the Supreme People's Court explains the new patent, trademark and copyright concepts explored through the year's most complex and major IP disputes

  September 28, 2016

  

• Opinion: China adopts FIE negative list, expands record filing nationwide

  China has simplified the approval process to record filing for all foreign investments outside the negative list. Investors are advised to plan ahead for the impact on deals, compliance, and the regulatory kinks to be ironed out in the transition to a unified national regime

  September 23, 2016