Alibaba files for Hong Kong listing that could raise $20 billion; China's state planner will encourage more debt-to-equity swaps; insurers likely to be allowed to up investments in Chinese A-shares; and official proposes beefing up penalties for IP violations.
Baker McKenzie and FenXun Partners discuss the impact of the new Foreign Investment Law on the repeal of FIE laws on existing FIEs, as well as the implications of other important provisions for foreign investors and FIEs in future.
MOFCOM's new Unreliable Entity List is mooted as possible trade war retaliatory tool; Ford's China JV hit with $23.6 million antitrust fine; PBOC may scrap its official benchmark lending rates; and SAFE says overseas digital finance firms must have local permits.
5th generation telecom services are added to the telecom catalogue, consultations are conducted before instituting an environmental legal action and listed companies are required to fully disclose material asset restructuring performance.
