Foreign Direct Investment

The revised Regulations remove provisions on restrictive clauses of technology import contracts

China's policy makers have boosted efforts to tackle unfair competition in recent months, but foreign companies remain skeptical of whether policy and legislation will actually translate into practice.

The Law protects technology transfers and trade secrets

The National People's Congress approves a new comprehensive Foreign Investment Law; China plans to streamline trademark registrations; IP lawsuits soar in China for a second year, and Macao comes under pressure to improve its gaming regulations.

Zhuhai allows foreign PE firms to raise funds in China

Daisy Duan, partner, and Linlin Cao, senior associate, at King & Wood Mallesons examine the expanded scope of new regulations on tax deferral for qualified foreign investments in the PRC and also compare the differences between the old and new requirements

China lays out a blueprint for a 11-city metropolitan area, while Washington and Beijing make progress in months-long trade negotiations.

Adrian Lv and Huanhao He of Han Kun Law Offices speak to China Law & Practice on the implication of China's draft Foreign Investment Law on various sectors and what lawyers need to know when the law comes into force.

Hong Kong and Macao law firms are allowed cooperation throughout China