The CSRC targets screenshots of texts in Chinese social media containing speculative news affecting share prices; Management fees of mutual funds are decreased to encourage investment activity; and Delistings are reaching record levels as Chinese listing rules tighten.
State Council applies more favorable oversight on venture capital funds. SAT clarifies activities that are not R&D. CAC revises cybersecurity products catalogue.
Edward Tung, legal counsel for Hong Kong-based venture capital firm ORI Capital, discusses his firm's response to U.S. sanctions on Chinese companies, U.S. restrictions targeting foreign companies, artificial intelligence laws in China, and new ESG guidelines.
No Chinese companies have successfully listed overseas due to tight scrutiny from domestic regulators; A Beijing company succeeds in making a SCC filing for the cross-border transfer of data; and China announces measures to open up free trade zones in order to lure back foreign investors.
China passes Foreign Relations Law countering foreign sanctions. Foreign financial institutions are offered same treatment as domestic counterparts in free trade zones. New rules are issued to regulate drones.
In the light of important new guidelines to be followed when filing the standard overseas personal information transfer contract, Casper Sek of Jingtian & Gongcheng analyses the key learning points and looks at how companies may apply this in practice