Nate Bush, Ray Xu and Della Ding of DLA Piper highlight key changes to merger control under the Amended Anti-Monopoly Law and draft regulations including increased revenue thresholds, investigation of "below threshold" transactions and clarification of what is meant by gun-jumping
Overseas transfer of data includes access to data within China by overseas entities
CAC specifies the criteria for transferring personal information out of mainland China with standard contracts
New draft defines "business operators involved in a concentration".
Hong Kong-Mainland integration of interbank market for rate swaps; National security probe into prominent academic database; Draft rules on management of private pension funds
Jianwei (Jerry) Fang and Runyang Liu of Zhong Lun Law Firm discuss how to invoke reciprocity for a foreign judgment in China, and explore what recent court decisions reveal about China's approach toward recognizing and applying reciprocity.
Major overhaul of Anti-Monopoly Law; PBOC joins five central banks in BIS-led regional liquidity pool; Lawmakers expand scope of online content review
Timothy C. Bickham, Stephen Yang, Meihui (May) Xiao and Nikki C. Vlahos of Steptoe & Johnson LLP explore the significance and impact of China's recent accession to the Hague Agreement. Although there is some work to be done, this is likely to be a game-changer in the field of design rights protection
EU Commission releases guidance on updated standard clauses for GDPR-regulated parties; Xiaohongshu invests in US-based Web3 startup; Regulations on price labelling and price gouging
Casper Sek of Jingtian & Gongcheng looks at the latest developments in China's rules on cross-border transfers of personal information and finds that while this area has been a key area of focus for the authorities, a number of details are yet to be finalized
