One of the key mandates for China upon its accession to the WTO is to provide national treatment to other WTO member countries. The upside of this is the…
February 29, 2004
Foreign Direct Investment
By Sharon Chen and Jocelyn WangEighteen months after joining the WTO, the PRC entered into a Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) with the Hong…
January 31, 2004By Sharon Chen and Jocelyn WangEighteen months after joining the WTO, the PRC entered into a Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) with the Hong…
January 31, 2004The authors examine the legal framework for foreign investment in energy across the oil and gas, electric power and coal industries.
January 31, 2004New distribution regulations released in 2003 as well as the landmark M&A rules have changed the landscape for foreign investment in publishing distribution.
January 31, 2004A new law issued by the Ministry of Commerce and others has allowed for the establishment of wholly foreign-owned export procurement agencies.
January 31, 2004China has revised two of the country's key commercial banking laws, and has issued a concrete formulation of the role and responsibilities of the China Banking Regulatory Commission and this has been welcomed by industry watchers.
January 31, 2004A circular on foreign exchange administration for external investments in the PRC.
November 30, 2003The State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) issued the QFII Foreign Exchange Operation Circular (the Circular) on September 9 2003. The Circular…
October 31, 2003Corporate governance is no longer a foreign concept in China. The country has come a long way since all manufacturing entities were known simply as "factories",…
October 31, 2003