Jianwei (Jerry) Fang, Ke Dong and Chenhao Yuan of Zhong Lun Law Firm analyze new Interim Measures which establish a relationship-safety framework for AI companion services, impose new obligations on service providers and distribution platforms, and reshape compliance expectations for companies offering emotionally interactive AI products in China
Aggie Liu and Muzi Xuan of Baker McKenzie FenXun examine the likely impact of a very significant update to China’s key trademark legislation and extract some important themes for brand owners and platform-based businesses
MOFCOM lays out the criteria for initiating a supply chain security investigation/ CLP Reference: 5800/26.06.22 ; Promulgated: 2026-06-22 ; Effective: 2026-06-22
Chinese financial regulator to take over Zhongbang Bank due to severe credit risks | U.S. companies adopt Chinese AI and China considers restrictions | CNIPA maintains validity of first virtual digital human patent, clarifying inventiveness standards for AI model training
China’s first overhaul of its trademark law in decades focuses on good faith | Draft revisions of E-Commerce Law expands its scope beyond platforms and merchants | ByteDance and Alibaba disable AI custom agents ahead of new anthropomorphic rules
China restricts domestic investors from investing in Hong Kong financial markets / CLP Reference: 2130/26.05.05 ; Promulgated: 2026-05-05 ; Effective: 2026-07-01
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
China’s clinical drug trial registrations exceed the U.S.’s, causing concerns| SAMR releases national standards for AI agent interconnection to establish a unified identity framework | CATL to work with U.K.-based Octopus Energy to launch battery-swapping stations in Europe
Samples selected for online review shall be ordinary goods that consumers can purchase on the market / CLP Reference: 5600/26.06.08 ; Issued: 2026-06-08
DJI and Insta360 file competing patent infringement lawsuits in Texas court | Chinese ECARX partners with U.S. May Mobility despite U.S. restrictions on Chinese connected vehicle technology | Bipartisan U.S. proposal to streamline biological data access amid China rivalry
