Laboratory-developed tests are given the green light
Manufacturers are offered greater tax deduction on R&D expenses
Biden administration adds seven Chinese supercomputing entities to Entity List; SAMR issues record antitrust fine on Alibaba over market dominance abuse; and new measures released for Hainan free trade port
SEC unveils amendments to implement law targeting U.S.-listed Chinese companies; China outlines plans to improve workers' protections in platform economy; and NDRC streamlines approvals process for foreign investment in encouraged industries
FTSE Russell proposes index re-inclusion following Xiaomi court success; Commerce, FCC ramp up scrutiny of Chinese ICTS, telecom companies; and China bans Tesla from military bases over security concerns
U.S.-China tensions remain number one concern among U.S. companies in China; FCC designates five Chinese companies as national security threats; and PBOC, SAFE launch pilot program in Beijing, Shenzhen for multinationals' foreign exchange purchases
Luokung Technology sues the U.S. government over CCMC designation; U.S. senators reintroduce bill proposing to bar blacklisted Chinese companies from U.S. capital markets; and VIE structures expected to undergo greater scrutiny under Chinese merger control regime according to new report
Most high-tech MNCs expect greater difficulties in China even with more market access; Chinese investment in Australia plummets in 2020 amid pandemic and regulatory scrutiny; and China approves Schroders majority-owned wealth management JV
CBIRC finalizes online lending rules requiring strict loan finance ratios; U.S. Chamber of Commerce warns of dire economic impact of decoupling; and China replaces U.S. as EU's biggest trading partner in goods
Casper Sek of Jin Mao Partners highlights key differences between the draft and final version of the Anti-Monopoly Guidelines for the Platform Economy Sector that data-related businesses should take note of