With a new Chinese blacklist on one side and tightening U.S. export controls on the other, U.S. companies in China are between a rock and a hard place

President Trump approves TikTok-Oracle deal to give popular Chinese app crucial lifeline; MOFCOM publishes implementation rules for Unreliable Entity List targeting foreign firms; and State Council announces three new FTZs in Beijing, Anhui and Hunan

CSRC tightens control on PE fund establishment and management as well as on the scope of listed company insiders. Private investment is encouraged in senior care facilities.

Guangdong court issues rules to facilitate bankruptcy cases

Export of some technologies may now require approval from local authorities

Bing Xue and Yang Chen of Han Kun Law Offices examine why Chinese companies are heading home to list on the A-share market or HKEX and discuss key listing requirements and conditions for red-chip enterprises listing on the STAR Market and HKEX Main Board including the vetting process

The Belt and Road, and the Greater Bay Area initiatives are providing impetus for arbitration reforms in both the mainland and Hong Kong

TikTok drops U.S. sale, to partner with Oracle instead; China, EU investment treaty talks enter critical phase; and Goldman Sachs to take full control of securities JV

The EU foreign investment review regime is undergoing seminal reforms with Chinese investment in the crosshairs