China’s draft pharmaceutical trial rules aim to balance innovation with drug availability; CAC issues first rules to regulate facial recognition technology; and UBS becomes the 5th wholly foreign-owned securities firm in China.
April 03, 2025
Retail Trade and Distribution
Jianwei (Jerry) Fang, Xiaoyu (Arthur) Jin and Haoyi Sun of Zhong Lun Law Firm discuss the reasons behind, and the implications of, Illumina’s inclusion in China’s Unreliable Entity List, as well as compliance recommendations for multinational corporations
April 02, 2025China strengthens Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law in response to U.S. restrictions; Chinese firms move production facilities overseas amidst key economic changes; and China introduces regulations to protect interests in overseas IP disputes
March 28, 2025Multinationals must comply with new Chinese labeling requirements while the U.S. and EU have other specifications; A second Chinese court ruling affirms AI-generated images have copyright protection; and Supreme People’s Court cracks down on fraudulent behavior of prepayment service providers
March 20, 2025Hotel rooms and restaurants are prohibited from installing image capturing equipment / CLP Reference: 5600/25.01.13 ; Promulgated: 2025-01-13 ; Effective: 2025-04-01
March 17, 2025Chinese regulatory support to China originated-biopharma companies is going global. Wu Ting, partner of the Life Sciences and Healthcare Practice at Haiwen & Partners examines the implications
February 26, 2025Chinese EV maker Geely expands into Brazil through a partnership with France’s Renault; The parent company of Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger is blacklisted by China; and Canadian Solar is sued by China’s Trina Solar over patent infringement.
February 21, 2025China increases regulatory framework for the pharma and life sciences sectors; Chinese authorities intervene to regulate VC funds management; and internet content providers could face stricter scrutiny on military-related content.
February 12, 2025The sudden rise of DeepSeek AI has prompted regulators’ concerns over its processing of data; the EU plans to ensure e-commerce platforms are compliant with its laws; and U.S.-China tensions are pushing China-focused private equity funds to expand beyond China.
February 06, 2025Data platforms that look into supply chains benefit from worsening U.S.-China trade relations; China issues first comprehensive guidelines on anti-corruption compliance for the healthcare sector; and complaints have been filed against TikTok, Shein, and AliExpress alleging they are transferring EU personal data to Chinese authorities in violation of GDPR rules.
January 24, 2025
