The Supreme People's Court has issued three law drafts clarifying the commercial value of trade secrets and liability of online service providers and e-commerce platform operators in IP infringement cases. Stricter regulation is imposed on lease financing companies in a bid to control risks.

The U.S. is tightening export controls for a city that acts as a gateway for Chinese firms to access U.S. tech

New Third Board companies are allowed to transfer and list on other boards

CBIRC relaxes insurance capital investment in bank capital replenishment bonds

Jerry (Jianwei) Fang and Wenpei Yu of Zhong Lun Law Firm discuss the important changes to updated Personal Information Security Specification and how it offers more protection to those who provide personal information for collection, and recommend actions companies should consider to ensure compliance under the new regulations

Major plan for Hainan to become globally-recognized free trade port released; Swiss bank Credit Suisse takes majority control of securities JV; and U.S.-China animosity extends to aviation industry with bans and walk backs

Business financing is supported by allowing New Third Board companies to transfer and list on other boards, as well as allowing securities companies to publicly offer subordinated debt. Commercial cryptography products require certification.

U.S.-China hostilities have been pretty one-sided so far, but China has vowed to retaliate starting with measures targeting U.S. companies

U.S. companies in China are caught between the cross hairs of both the Chinese and U.S. governments