A unified market access negative list is published for both foreign and domestic investment, patent infringement penalties will be increased and the auto purchase tax rate remains the same

Issued: September 5, 2018 Main contents: Where the purpose of a co-owned part is to be changed or such a part is to be used to engage in business…

 Issued: December 26, 2018 Applicability: This Law shall govern foreign investment in China. For the purposes of this…

A new draft law prohibits forced tech transfer; PBOC cuts bank reserve to release liquidity; and a new IP court tackles appeal cases.

Foreign investment includes direct and indirect foreign investment activities, an IP tribunal is set up to hear complex IP cases and financial information providers are put under cybersecurity scrutiny

Private kindergartens are not allowed to be listed

Five arbitration institutions are included in the “one-stop” resolution mechanism for Belt and Road disputes

New tax deferral policy clarified

Xiaoming Song and Tao Liu of Zhong Lun Law Firm discuss the effects of Chinese depositary receipts on Chinese companies, the improvements made to the share buyback system, the relaxation of refinancing conditions, and the recent listing boom in Hong Kong's stock market that looks set to continue in 2019中伦律师事务所的宋晓明律师和刘涛律师讨论了CDR对中国企业的影响，股份回购制度的完善，再融资条件的放宽，以及2019年看来还会延续的香港上市热潮