Transportation

Cybersecurity is strengthened for intelligent connected vehicles

First high-profile cybersecurity reviews indicate that overseas-listed Chinese tech firms are prime targets for new cybersecurity regime

Cybersecurity review office investigates U.S.-listed Chinese tech giant Didi and others; CSRC updates disclosure rules for listed companies, strengthens ESG provisions; and Shenzhen legislature completes second reading of country's first intelligent vehicle rules

SAMR prohibits business operators from using standard clauses to limit liability. Cybersecurity is strengthened on intelligent connected vehicles. Enterprise income tax treatment of cross-border hybrid investments is clarified.

Industry coverage, allowance allocation, and compliance obligations are all expected to be ramped up under China's national carbon emissions trading scheme

CAC issues draft rules tightening data security and privacy protection in auto industry; PCAOB releases proposed framework to implement delisting law; and BlackRock approved to begin operating majority-owned wealth management JV

Operators of critical information infrastructure bear heightened counter-espionage security obligations

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

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