Increase in venture capital into China marks recovery of sector | U.S. state attorneys general target TP-Link, Lorex and Temu in widening push over privacy and security | China’s investments into Central Asia create integrated economic ecosystems
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- October 16, 2025
The Cyberspace Administration clarifies its approach to the export of personal and important information out of China; UK weighs whether to include China in foreign influence disclosure rules; and Burberry wins online trademark infringement suit.
April 17, 2025SAMR tightens rules on SEPs to protect competition; Lawsuit defines scope of search engines’ obligations on search result algorithms; and China promotes carbon neutrality in new environmental energy law.
November 15, 2024Bayer successfully files for the first cross-border data transfer in Beijing Free Trade Zone; Yuanbao plans to list on Nasdaq after some Chinese IPO successes, but setbacks also exist; and China's environmental regulator merges approval procedures to encourage private business
September 26, 2024Shanghai Stock Exchange specifies the reporting requirements for program trading
July 31, 2024The U.S. has added additional Chinese companies to its Entity List and Unverified List; China's State Council has taken steps to encourage foreign venture capital in the tech sector; and Chinese electrolyzer manufacturers are "Europeanizing" their products in anticipation of an EU crackdown.
July 04, 2024International investors find Chinese secondary PE market an alternative amid U.S.-China tensions; QuantumPharm is the first IPO under Hong Kong's new measure for pre-revenue specialist technology firms; and China releases new carbon measuring standards foreseeing new EU carbon tariffs.
June 11, 2024Apple wins antitrust case in China over app store fees; Temu is now subject to stricter EU online content rules; and Record Chinese investments flow into Mexico and Vietnam amid Western trade tensions.
June 06, 2024China's cybersecurity laws are heavily enforced for businesses of all sizes; Chinese Gotion receives CFIUS approval to build an EV battery facility in Illinois; and Former SEC Chair proposes large public companies disclose their exposure to China
September 14, 2023President Joe Biden's much-anticipated "Reverse CFIUS" executive order, which will require the screening of U.S. investments into China, will not apply retroactively, at least initially; The PBOC drafts rules on data security for its own business areas; and China aims to inject private captial into national infrastructure projects.
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