A proposed TikTok bill could give rise to a U.S. equivalent to the VIE structure; The EU's new AI Act has a wide scope that could affect Chinese firms; and Quant funds respond to regulators' crackdown of their industry.
Foreign Direct Investment
- March 21, 2024
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March 18, 2024U.S. government agencies publish compliance note for foreign persons regarding sanctions and export controls; The European Union to ban products made with forced labor; and U.S. bill aims to protect data that would reveal the personal health and genetic information of Americans.
March 12, 2024Personal data transfer within the Greater Bay Area is made more convenient
March 08, 2024U.S. Biden Administration issues EO restricting sale of information to China and other countries; Nippon Steel's merger with U.S. Steel to be scrutinized over China operations; and China begins second reading of State Secrets Law amendments
February 29, 2024Antitrust filing thresholds for business turnovers are raised
February 19, 20242023 was a highly significant year for the regulation of data protection in China. Casper Sek of Jingtian & Gongcheng charts the key developments
February 08, 2024The U.S. released new regulations that will bring SPAC disclosure requirements more in line with traditional IPOs; First Chinese VC firm is included in U.S. Defense Department's military-related company list; and China is working on expanding its Anti-Money Laundering Law to cover virtual assets
February 08, 2024Antitrust filing thresholds are raised
February 02, 2024Shanghai plans a three-tiered cross-border data flow regime in the Lingang free trade zone to boost foreign investment; the U.S. proposes a "know your customer" regulation for cloud computing companies over China AI concerns; and a bill introduced in Congress called the BIOSECURE Act, is designed to broaden current sanctions on China
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