Legal

Foreign investors are offered tax exemption for bond investments

Information disclosure of listed company restructurings is simplified

Foreign investors are encouraged to engage in debt-for-equity swaps

Local government bonds are offered to individual investors

New residency provisions apply to individual income tax

Hangzhou Internet Court implements blockchain technology to protect copyright on online literary works; China's artificial intelligence industry is expected to top global peers by 2030; and a Chinese court grants Qualcomm injunctions against iPhone sales.

The recently held G-20 Summit had everyone excited about a truce between the U.S.-China trade disputes. However, it remains to be seen what the 90-day tariff halt will lead to. A few experts in the area share with us their thoughts on whether this new development will be an end to trade-war and if there is more to it than just the war on tariffs.

The CBIRC sets requirements on wealth management business of bank subsidiaries while relaxing foreign bank businesses, and limits on maximum amounts of e-commerce retail import purchases are raised

China defines systemically important financial institutions