China Law News

Rex Tillerson and President Xi Jinping talked cooperation, China's drug regulator drafted rules to boost entry of new medicines, IBM planned to bring Watson to the local market, and the annual consumer rights show targeted Nike and Muji

The Chinese government scores a victory against a South Korean real estate developer in its first ICSID case

The CIRC has required offshore reinsurers to provide security measures, Guangdong has eased corporate operating cost burdens and a plan to make every single ingredient traceable by 2020 was launched

Chinese technology company ZTE Corp. has agreed to plead guilty to violations of U.S. export controls by illegally shipping equipment to Iran

PRC courts heard a record number of corruption cases last year, top legislators suggested making defaming national heroes a civil offense, an SPC decision lacked detail on VIE contract enforceability, and seven new FTZs prepared to launch

SIPO has improved patent examination guidelines to accommodate new technology, AMAC has set registration requirements for private fund service firms and barriers to participation have been removed for foreign construction design companies

China has drafted measures for the review and approval of online security products used by key network operators, but businesses need more clarity

This week the NPC focused on controlling financial system risks, a minister suggested a wider budget deficit, and Baidu's Li proposed measures to attract foreign workers

SAFE has opened up FX derivative trading to foreign institutional investors, proposed EIT Law amendments have offered reductions for large donations, and the CBRC has released rules to govern the custody of P2P loan proceeds