Legal

Implementing fundamental judicial restructuring to handle international trade disputes is an urgent task facing the Chinese leadership. It is a task that will determine China's success in its economic reforms.

A revised edition of the PRC Copyright Law has been promulgated to promote the development of intellectual property rights in the PRC.

The impact of membership in the World Trade Organization is already being seen in legislative changes in China. The People's Bank of China (PBOC) and the…

Enhancing trademark protection is another crucial aspect of China's commitment to meet WTO-imposed requirements. China's newly revised trademark law offers the prospect for greater intellectual property protection in future.

China's recently-amended Copyright Law aims to bring China's intellectual property rights protection more into line with international conventions as the country faces renewed scrutiny as a WTO member.

(Promulgated on 15 November 2001 and effective as of 1 May 2002.)PART ONE: GENERAL PROVISIONSArticle 1: These Regulations are formulated pursuant to the…

As part of its terms of entry to the World Trade Organization, China has agreed to open up its insurance market significantly to foreign insurance services providers.

Finding successful methods to resolve trade disagreements will be more important than ever once China joins the WTO. With an anticipated upsurge in trade disputes involving China, what does the WTO offer for resolution?

China's WTO accession will be a historic event with profound influence on both the international community and China itself, and particularly regarding international trade issues and disputes.