China expands strict personal information processing rules to entities processing 10 million people | New entry-exit rules could block talent in sensitive sectors from leaving China | Tax authorities enforce stricter social security contribution compliance to address pension fund deficits.
Foreign nationals placed on a countermeasures list will be denied entry to China / Promulgated: 2026-07-22 ; Effective: 2026-09-15
Jianwei (Jerry) Fang, Ke Dong and Chenhao Yuan of Zhong Lun Law Firm analyze new Interim Measures which establish a relationship-safety framework for AI companion services, impose new obligations on service providers and distribution platforms, and reshape compliance expectations for companies offering emotionally interactive AI products in China
Crypto platforms offer investors Chinese AI stock exposure, circumventing Chinese restrictions | Hong Kong bourse to permit confidential filings in biggest reforms since 2018 | China releases mandatory national standards for Level 3 and Level 4 autonomous driving systems
Aggie Liu and Muzi Xuan of Baker McKenzie FenXun examine the likely impact of a very significant update to China’s key trademark legislation and extract some important themes for brand owners and platform-based businesses
Xiangxiang Ma, Partner at Anjie Broad LLP, analyzes a newly-released standard which forms a key part of China’s framework regulating clinical trials
Chinese financial regulator to take over Zhongbang Bank due to severe credit risks | U.S. companies adopt Chinese AI and China considers restrictions | CNIPA maintains validity of first virtual digital human patent, clarifying inventiveness standards for AI model training
AI is now all-pervasive and raises many novel legal issues. Wu Qiong and Wang Xuying of Haiwen & Partners explore a significant Intermediate People’s Court ruling on employee dismissal ostensibly driven by a the adoption of AI technology
Chinese regulator rejects patent re-examination application involving AI content | Sweeping cybersecurity rules for banks and insurers on protecting financial infrastructure | Supreme People's Procuratorate proposes treating privacy coin use as evidence of money laundering intent
China’s first overhaul of its trademark law in decades focuses on good faith | Draft revisions of E-Commerce Law expands its scope beyond platforms and merchants | ByteDance and Alibaba disable AI custom agents ahead of new anthropomorphic rules
