Retail Trade and Distribution

China lowers import tariffs on MFN taxable items; Hainan province launches a blockchain research center in collaboration with the University College Oxford; and the State Council raises export tax rebate rate to stimulate trade.

Vivian Wu, Counsel, and Xuan He, Associate at FenXun Partners, Beijing discuss the new rule issued by China’s National Health Commission regulating the administration of data protection in the healthcare and medical industry.

Aaron Cutler, Partner at Hogan Lovells, Washington, D.C. speaks to Jacelyn Johnson on the new CFIUS rulings and its potential impact on Chinese investments in the U.S. Lawyers and in-house counsels should potentially understand the stricter controls imposed as FIRRMA will significantly increase the number of transactions subject to CFIUS’ review.

The national negative list is relaxed

The 2018 version of the FTZ Negative List greatly relaxes market access

The 2018 version of the FTZ Negative List greatly relaxes market access

The national negative list is relaxed

William Marshall of Tiang & Co speaks to Jacelyn Johnson about the exciting times of being a trade lawyer amidst a burgeoning trade war between US and China, the impact of tariffs, and what lawyers should expect and be mindful of when negotiating or advising on export and import matters, foreign investments, tax and customs regulations and other trade related issues when dealing with China.

Justina Zhang, Senior Partner of Beijing’s TransAsia Lawyers discusses the risks and liabilities faced by e-commerce platform providers and safeguard measures that can be employed to protect against potential infringement disputes from third-party sale of counterfeit goods on their platforms.

William Marshall of Tiang & Co analyzes the proposed Export Control Law and China’s competitive advantage over the US, especially in relation to technology, should this legislation come into force.