Real Estate

Shipping firms are demanding their Chinese counterparts include break clauses in contracts over concerns about sanctions; Florida and Montana have introduced laws restricting Chinese nationals from owning land; and China is investing in training and research of blockchain technology despite its harsh cryptocurrency crackdown;.

Consumer infrastructure is included in offering of REITs

AMAC encourages foreign investment in private immovable property investment funds via QFLP

Chinese state-owned enterprises urged to stop using Big Four due to data security concerns; small Chinese businesses to be subject to international data transfer requirements; and China encourages foreign investment in the real estate sector through private equity funds.

China publishes exceptions to foreign state immunity

New social credit draft law raises concerns for foreign companies; CSRC lifts ban on property M&A and refinancing; and U.K. government unwinds a completed transaction for the first time.

China lifts property loan restrictions and allows cities to adjust the rates

CFIUS publishes data from 2021; Autonomous vehicles can be driven in simple and controlled conditions; Trust firms' loans to real estate sector audited

SAMR issues 28 administrative penalties for failing to disclose M&A deals; CAC clarifies details about data export security assessment; banks and insurance companies to support advanced manufacturing

Potential economic downturn prompts the State Council to announce multiple significant measures aimed at supporting SMEs and foreign trade enterprises, and unlocking value in existing infrastructure projects.