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The State Council has unveiled a 10-year manufacturing strategy, the NDRC has further opened up China's capital markets and the rights for toll highway PPP projects have been clarified

The revised Law removes the hurdles for mixed insurance businesses.

The SAIC's new Provisions emphasise the interplay between IP and competition, specifically agreements, restrictive acts, patent pools and standard essential patents. Businesses should learn from the Qualcomm and Huawei v InterDigital cases and be wary of large revenue-based penalties

Yaodong Chen, APAC director of IP for Akzo Nobel, shares with China Law & Practice his thoughts on trade secret protection in China, why inventor remuneration is burdensome for businesses and the importance of building up IP assets

This week the Kering Group sued Alibaba for selling counterfeits, JD.com and Shanghai Pharmaceuticals worked towards an online healthcare business and foreign bondholders were warned of China's bankruptcy proceedings

Increased transparency in government procurement.

Guangdong issues the first circular on financial consumer rights in China.

Bond institutional investors allowed to engage money brokerages.

China issues a combined negative list for all four FTZs.