Features & Analyses

Fay Zhou of Linklaters, and Vivian Cao and Xi Liao of Linklaters Zhao Sheng Joint Operation highlight the long-anticipated provisions on antitrust enforcement, which provide further clarity on monopolistic agreements and abuse of dominance under the Anti-Monopoly Law, as well as common issues raised by both sets of provisions.

Blockchain and cryptocurrencies are often discussed in the same breath, but China is keen to differentiate the two

Amendments to the PRC Land Administration Law are likely to have a significant effect on the entry on to the market of rural collectively-owned profit-oriented construction land. Deng Furong of Zhong Lun Law Firm examines the implications for this high-profile sector of the Chinese economy.

Lauded as a game-changer for the industry, the new interim measures arrangement between mainland China and Hong Kong courts has scored its first success just days after it came into effect.

Together, the 45 highest-grossing Chinese law firms reported $8.7 billion in global revenue in 2018, up a staggering 17.1% from 2017.

China's national security review regime has largely flown under the radar since it was introduced in 2011. But a recent case involving a foreign-invested supermarket chain, the first since a revamp of the regime's regulatory structure elevated the role of China's powerful central planning agency, has put national security in the spotlight once again.

Bad loans in China's banking system have increased in the second quarter of this year even as the government tries to avert a possible debt crisis among the country's smaller banks

The removal of QFII investment quotas marks the latest opening up of China's $13 trillion onshore bond market to foreign investment.

Danlei Wu of Fangda Partners examines the Supreme People's Court decisions in the long-running Wanglaoji trademark litigation, and finds the court taking a pragmatic approach to the high-profile cases