China imposes export controls on AI, biopharmaceuticals and photovoltaics | Financial investors are exempted from outbound investment approval when investing in the Hong Kong financial market. | CAC defines an online platform service provider that have a large number of minor users.
Jianwei (Jerry) Fang, Lin (Emanuel) Chen and Chen (Cissy) Chen of Zhong Lun Law Firm examine the Supreme People’s Court’s new rules on civil cases involving criminal offenses, analyze their implications for the coordination of civil and criminal proceedings, civil liability and the recovery of assets, and set out some considerations for businesses
SPC addresses issues over protection of well-known trademarks / Issued: 2026-09-11
Law draft issued addressing concerns over the temporal application of the revised Trademark Law / Issued: 2026-09-14
Certification information will be taken into account when conducting security assessment of cross-border data transfers / Issued: 2026-09-11
Tax authority sets threshold for extended back-tax collection and excludes employee stock incentive trusts | Beijing court invalidates dismissal of employee for AI use | China to ban or restrict export of 40 technologies including AI and chips for national security reasons
Certification information will be taken into account when conducting security assessment of cross-border data transfers | State Council governs online service providers to protect minors in the use of the internet | NMPA specifies the technical review requirements for artificial intelligence medical devices
Tech companies fined by regulator over AI-generated content identification and illegal personal information collection | Court finds arbitration clause not binding on user of fund company app | PBOC extends credit information database coverage to non-bank lenders and corporate data
National standards are issued for live and intelligent customer services / CLP Reference: 5600/26.05.25 ; Issued: 2026-05-25 ; Effective: 2026-09-01
CNIPA allows for patent priority examinations / CLP Reference: 5100/26.07.28 ; Promulgated: 2026-07-28 ; Effective: 2026-09-01
