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Jianwei (Jerry) Fang, Cathy (Yian) Chen and Ke Dong of Zhong Lun Law Firm analyse China’s newly promulgated State Council Regulation on Outbound Investment. This article unpacks how the Regulation reinforces and expands the pre-existing outbound direct investment governance framework, broadens the regulatory perimeter governing cross-border outbound investment activities, and outlines critical compliance ramifications for Chinese enterprises undertaking overseas investment transactions
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Chinese Wingtech sues Dutch subsidiary chipmaker Nexperia under Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law | Hong Kong instructs banks to tighten scrutiny of mainland Chinese investment accounts | European Commission proposes supply chain diversification rules in sensitive sectors.
China's "Blocking Rules" also apply to foreign companies in China. | China releases judicial guidance that targets corruption in both the private and public sectors. | JinkoSolar and AESC to sell controlling stakes of their U.S. operations in a bid to retain eligibility for federal tax credits threatened by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
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U.S. House panel intensifies scrutiny of Morgan Stanley over IPO linked to Uyghur forced-labor entity. | Three foreign carmakers obtain approval to deploy AI chatbots in cars in China. | Indonesia considers issuing renminbi-denominated bonds amid China’s push against dollarization.
The revised Law extends the levy of the environmental tax to non-specified volatile organic compounds / CLP Reference: 1600/25.10.28 ; Promulgated: 2025-10-28 ; Effective: 2025-10-28
