Legal

China scraps QFII quotas on foreign investment in capital markets; China and U.S. exchange goodwill gestures ahead of trade talks; CBIRC tightens regulation surrounding affiliate transactions in insurance sector; and surge in pork prices spark government scramble to increase production with subsidies

The State Administration for Market Regulation prohibits bad faith trademark registrations while the China National Intellectual Property Administration would conduct an overall review of a portfolio of patent applications. On the other hand, affiliated transactions of insurance companies face stricter scrutiny.

The CSRC is to revise measures to achieve quality restructurings of listed companies

Clarification of registration procedures for foreign-invested for-profit non-curricular language training institutions

China grants full debt underwriting licenses to two foreign banks; U.S. imposes anti-dumping duties on Chinese structural steel imports; and China issues first white paper on nuclear safety as talks wind down with France on fuel reprocessing project

Wilson Wei Huo, a partner of Zhong Lun Law Firm, explores the application of the "One Country, Two Systems" policy in the context of court-ordered interim measures in aid of arbitral proceedings.

Collective land may directly enter the market for commercial land use purposes, registration procedures for foreign-invested for-profit non-curricular language training institutions are clarified and parallel import of automobiles is further relaxed.

Beijing has announced its plan for wide-ranging legal, financial, and social reforms to be implemented in Shenzhen to make it an example for other Chinese cities

The asset and liability management of insurance companies is under more stringent scrutiny