Retail Trade and Distribution

Alibaba raises $13 billion in Hong Kong secondary listing; MSCI wants more hedging tools and easier settlement cycles before further stock inclusion; Trump signs Hong Kong democracy act in trade war setback

Non-investment type FIEs are allowed to use their investment capital in equity investment

Heilongjiang FTZ builds ties with Russia

Yunnan FTZ proposes innovative frontier and cross-border economic cooperation

Shandong FTZ builds ties with Japan and South Korea

Concessions from both sides in limited China-U.S. phase one trade deal; Chinese tech firms and security bureaus blacklisted over human rights accusations; and caps on foreign fund managers in China to be removed in April

A campaign is launched against Apps that unlawfully collect personal data

Parallel import of automobiles is further relaxed

China scraps QFII quotas on foreign investment in capital markets; China and U.S. exchange goodwill gestures ahead of trade talks; CBIRC tightens regulation surrounding affiliate transactions in insurance sector; and surge in pork prices spark government scramble to increase production with subsidies