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
First Chinese judgment rejects foreign sanctions on Chinese party as defense for contract breach | Chinese tax-residents must pay income tax on gains of assets transferred to offshore trusts | Three major Chinese banks issue first loans using interbank repo rates as a pricing benchmark
China’s clinical drug trial registrations exceed the U.S.’s, causing concerns| SAMR releases national standards for AI agent interconnection to establish a unified identity framework | CATL to work with U.K.-based Octopus Energy to launch battery-swapping stations in Europe
DJI and Insta360 file competing patent infringement lawsuits in Texas court | Chinese ECARX partners with U.S. May Mobility despite U.S. restrictions on Chinese connected vehicle technology | Bipartisan U.S. proposal to streamline biological data access amid China rivalry
China’s new supply chain regulation deems supply chain matters as national security issue | Supreme People’s Court releases guidance on tackling corrupt middlemen through criminal law | Italian FDI rules applied to impose governance curbs on Chinese shareholder out of critical technology concerns
Chinese financial regulator considers allowing major investors to hold stakes in additional banks to boost capital. | Brazilian preliminary injunction bans Geely from patent dispute-related activities. | Envisioned U.S. national AI framework could put pressure on Chinese AI services.
European Union proposes “Made in EU” rules for strategic sectors. | SEC rules require FPI directors and officers to disclose holdings and trades. | Supreme People’s Court rules on trade secrets case involving poaching of employees.
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U.S. House panel intensifies scrutiny of Morgan Stanley over IPO linked to Uyghur forced-labor entity. | Three foreign carmakers obtain approval to deploy AI chatbots in cars in China. | Indonesia considers issuing renminbi-denominated bonds amid China’s push against dollarization.
