Jianwei (Jerry) Fang, Haoyi Sun, Chen (Cissy) Chen and Chenai Kuang of Zhong Lun Law Firm examine and discuss the key legislative reforms and judicial developments in China’s civil and commercial dispute resolution landscape which took place in 2025
The latest landmark AI unfair competition cases involve trade secrets | Eight departments ban unapproved offshore issuance of renminbi-pegged stablecoins to protect monetary sovereignty | The overtaking by Chongqing of Liaoning in GDP terms reflects a greater North-South economic divide.
Patrick Gu and Lin Zang of Llinks Law Offices offer a practical analysis of the practical implications of a new set of Guidelines on the use of non-compete clauses
New rules set forth economic compensation for complying with non-compete restrictions / CLP Reference: 2400/25.09.04 ; Issued: 2025-09-04 ; Effective: 2025-09-04
U.S. pharma raises alarm over Trump’s proposed measures against Chinese drugs; China clarifies the type of employees to be bound by non-compete clauses; and Some stablecoin issuers complain that Hong Kong’s regime is too stringent.
Agreements avoiding payment of social insurance premiums are not valid / Promulgated: 2025-07-31 ; Effective: 2025-09-01
Qiong Wu, Yuxiang Liu, Qingqing Chen and Xiaoyi Zhuang of Haiwen & Partners provide essential insights into an essential new judicial interpretation concerning labor dispute cases, including a comparison with the current rules and judicial practice and implications for compliance and risk management practices
Court interpretation of rules governing mandatory social insurance payments causes backlash; Proposed changes to implementation of China’s VAT regime aim to clarify gray areas; and Arkansas joins push to divest pension funds from China.
Foreign expat insurance procedures are revised to align with Convention acceded to by China / CLP Reference: 2300/24.12.23 ; Promulgated: 2024-12-23 ; Effective: 2024-12-23
EU to ban products and components involved in forced labor; EU plans to require tech transfers for Chinese companies to obtain subsidies; and Shanghai court’s opinion allows Chinese individuals to own cryptocurrency
