Foreign companies including those from third countries face conflicting regulatory obligations amid U.S.-China export control tightening
October 23, 2020
Legal
NPCSC passes new biosecurity law targeting human genetic resources management and collection; national omnibus export control law adopted amid trade war tensions; and amended patent law further strengthens IP protection in China
October 19, 2020The personal information law draft defines sensitive personal information and its protection. Online insurance business may use social media marketing. Large fines are imposed to protect financial consumer rights.
October 16, 2020Podcast #19: The Future of Foreign Investment in Shenzhen's Financial Sectors - Eric Liu, Zhao Sheng
Shenzhen is spearheading reforms in capital account liberalization and promoting RMB internationalization
October 16, 2020CSRC tightens control on PE fund establishment and management
October 15, 2020CBIRC governs investment of insurance capital in debt-for-equity plans by grade
October 15, 2020Timothy Bickham, Matthew Bathon, Michael Flynn-O'Brien and Hui Shen of Steptoe & Johnson LLP discuss the patent infringement battle between Autel Robotics, which they represented, and DJI and the strategies used to enable smaller or foreign companies facing patent litigation in the United States to not only defend but counter-attack a much larger opponent
October 15, 2020New comprehensive reform plan for Shenzhen targeting fintech and financial sectors; new development plan for new energy vehicles promotes fast-charging stations and public service integration; and new State Council opinions proposes measures to improve quality of listed companies
October 12, 2020CBIRC specifies requirements of the countercyclical capital buffer mechanism and removes the record filing requirement regarding the investment management capabilities of insurance companies. Securities companies are required to internally monitor insider information management.
October 12, 2020State Council eases investment procedures for telecommunications services, oil products and QFIIs
October 12, 2020
