Corporate Governance

MOFCOM may require a "Crown Jewels" divestiture of a concentration.

How MOFCOM deals with existing VIEs and interprets control, and the sectors that will be put on the negative list, will determine the consequences and prospects for both present and future foreign investors

including excerpts of the Explanation of the PRC Foreign Investment Law (Draft for Comments) on VIEs

International and Chinese law firms are now allowed to offer joint services through a single office and exchange lawyers in the Shanghai FTZ. Foreign lawyers have praised the development as it finally provides a channel to practise PRC law

International and Chinese law firms are now allowed to offer joint services through a single office and exchange lawyers in the Shanghai FTZ. Foreign lawyers have praised the development as it finally provides a channel to practise PRC law

China has kicked off pilot carbon emission trading projects in seven provinces. Businesses on the list of key emitters should engage with the NDRC as soon as possible

China has kicked off pilot carbon emission trading projects in seven provinces. Businesses on the list of key emitters should engage with the NDRC as soon as possible

The criteria for setting up branches are lowered for foreign banks.

The new Foreign Investment Law unifies regulations, offers equal treatment and brings variable interest entity structures into the open