New Procedures to Control Satellite Television in China

Baker & McKenzie

In line with WTO membership, China has begun to open up previously sensitive and restricted industries to foreign participation. One recent development relates to foreign satellite television. The Administration of the Examination and Approval of the Landing of Foreign Satellite Television Channels Tentative Procedures (the Procedures) were issued by the SARFT and came into effect on February 1 2002 (see also page 35).