U.S. further restricts export of chips to curb China's technological advancement; China bans domestic brokerages from offshore trading in order to stabilize its currency; and Chinese court continues to not recognize crypto lending in civil litigation cases
China proposes to allow businesses to transfer certain types of data overseas without restrictions; IBM's former IT services arm Kyndryl plans to split its China business over data security rules and tech restrictions; and Shenzhen's government introduces initiatives to raise funding for local tech companies amidst U.S. tech restrictions
National Administration of Financial Regulation permits overseas non-financial institutions to serve as investors in financial asset management companies.
A new set of Measures have been published by the People's Bank of China. In this article, Zhou Yang of Jingtian & Gongcheng examines the provisions and reveal how they will impact and assist data handlers in the financial sector
President Joe Biden's much-anticipated "Reverse CFIUS" executive order, which will require the screening of U.S. investments into China, will not apply retroactively, at least initially; The PBOC drafts rules on data security for its own business areas; and China aims to inject private captial into national infrastructure projects.
Edward Tung, legal counsel for Hong Kong-based venture capital firm ORI Capital, discusses his firm's response to U.S. sanctions on Chinese companies, U.S. restrictions targeting foreign companies, artificial intelligence laws in China, and new ESG guidelines.
No Chinese companies have successfully listed overseas due to tight scrutiny from domestic regulators; A Beijing company succeeds in making a SCC filing for the cross-border transfer of data; and China announces measures to open up free trade zones in order to lure back foreign investors.