Legal

• Hainan Free Trade Port, Implementing Rules for Pilot Cross-Border Asset Management Project Business

  海南自由贸易港跨境资产管理试点业务实施细则

  Hainan offers asset management investment scheme similar to QFII / Issued: 2025-07-21 ; Effective: 2025-07-21

  August 12, 2025

• Legislation Roundup: Labor disputes, Cross-border fund pooling, and Online healthcare information services

  A representative office of a foreign enterprise may be a party to a labor dispute case. A low-threshold version of fund pool policy is applied in China nationwide for multinationals. Record filing is required for online pharmaceutical and medical device information services

  August 12, 2025

• Being Sued in Chinese Court: What You Need to Know – Part I: General Jurisdiction Rules

  In the first part of a series of articles, Jianwei (Jerry) Fang, Ke Dong, and Haoyi Sun of Zhong Lun Law Firm outline the general jurisdiction rules governing foreign-related civil litigation in China under the 2024 Civil Procedure Law, and explain the statutory framework, key jurisdictional bases, and procedural considerations that foreign companies and in-house counsel need to understand when facing potential lawsuits in Chinese courts

  August 12, 2025

  

• Circular on the Implementation of Several Measures to Encourage Domestic Reinvestment by Foreign-Invested Enterprises

  关于实施鼓励外商投资企业境内再投资若干措施的通知

  Multiple government departments put forth measures to encourage foreign M&A in China / CLP Reference: 2300/25.07.07 ; Issued: 2025-07-07

  August 12, 2025

• In the News: Hainan Offers QFII Alternative; Southeast Asia Manufacturing Pivot Questioned; and China Freezes US Investments

  Hainan launches pilot program expanding financial products access to foreigners; Chinese companies reconsider pivot to Southeast Asia as region targeted by U.S. tariffs; and Chinese regulator puts U.S. outbound investments on hold.

  August 08, 2025

  

• Legislation roundup: Hainan asset management project, Pricing Law, and Money brokerages

  Hainan offers asset management investment scheme similar to QFII. Dumping goods at below cost price will be prohibited. The minimum registered capital for investing in a money brokerage is increased.

  August 04, 2025

• Secretariat of the National Technical Committee 260 on Cybersecurity of Standardization Administration of China, Cybersecurity Technology—Security Technical Requirements for Network Storage (Draft for Comments)

  全国网络安全标准化技术委员会秘书处网络安全技术 网络存储安全技术要求 (征求意见稿)

  National standard sets forth the security technical requirements for network storage / Issued: 2025-07-14

  August 04, 2025

• Measures for the Expedited Examination of Trademark Registration Applications

  商标注册申请快速审查办法

  CNIPA offers expedited examination of hi-tech related trademarks / CLP Reference: 5100/25.07.07 ; Issued: 2025-07-07 ; Effective: 2025-07-07

  August 03, 2025

• Spotlight on the Abuse of Advantageous Position: Highlights of the Revised Anti-Unfair Competition Law

  Wei Huang, managing partner, and Kexin Chen, associate, at Beijing Tian Yuan Law Firm provide a comprehensive interpretation of a core provision of China’s revised Anti-Unfair Competition Law and its impact on enterprises of all sizes

  August 01, 2025

  

• In the News: Munich Ruling Overturns FRAND Framework; McKinsey Stops AI Operations; and US Toymakers Try to Shift Production Away From China

  FRAND ruling undercuts London’s global ambitions as Samsung’s U.K. win against ZTE risks backfiring in Germany; U.S. consultancy giant asks staff to pause generative AI-related consultancy work in China; and U.S. toymakers diversify away from China amid tariff challenges

  July 31, 2025