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The new catalogue supports foreign investment in high-end manufacturing

Fifth generation telecom services are added to the telecom catalogue

The National Negative List relaxes foreign investment in mining, telecommunications, utilities, cinemas and water transport

The FTZ Negative List further opens the printing sector

The pause agreed in the U.S.-China trade war at the recent G20 meeting, reflects in part the potency of the U.S. Entity List in targeting Chinese firms such as Huawei.

Consent of guardians is required for collection of children’s personal data

A change in the legal environment of the personal data receiving country will trigger a new security assessment

China’s impending release of its "Unreliable List" of foreign firms may be a retaliatory tool in its escalating trade war with the U.S.

MOFCOM’s new Unreliable Entity List is mooted as possible trade war retaliatory tool; Ford’s China JV hit with $23.6 million antitrust fine; PBOC may scrap its official benchmark lending rates; and SAFE says overseas digital finance firms must have local permits.

CAC lists the conditions when a cybersecurity review is required