The CAC's regulations governing reviews of network products and services focus on security and controllability, but companies await clarity on the scope of “critical information infrastructure”
The CBRC has permitted banks to set up institutions that carry out debt-for-equity swaps, the State Council has made environmental impact assessment procedures simpler for construction projects, and Beijing has launched joint government and buyer-owned housing
The shortlist for the 2017 China Law & Practice Awards in association with SSQ. Winners will be announced on September 14 at the Park Hyatt, Beijing
MOFCOM has extended record filing to domestic M&A and strategic investments, the MIIT has streamlined application procedures for telecom licenses, the CIRC has tightened checks for insurance companies' affiliated transactions, and the State Council has encouraged the development of commercial old-age insurance products
