Features & Analyses

China's HGR regime has been significantly bolstered in the last two years, delaying the research and development activities of biopharma MNCs in the country

Yum China has had an eventful year, navigating the impact of the pandemic on its many restaurants and staff in China, as well as a groundbreaking secondary listing in Hong Kong

Benjamin Wang, Ruby Yang and Scarlett Chen of Guantao Law Firm highlight the newly introduced Measures for the Oversight of Online Trading and discuss how they address current issues arising from online trading, improve existing legislation, and how they respond to customer concerns and protect consumers' rights and information

Chinese investors should prepare information about their operations and other investments in order to convince both sellers and regulators of their reliability

The criminal law enforcement role of the procuratorate is well-known, but its function in supervising China's framework of intellectual property regulation can sometimes be forgotten. As China establishes a new network of IP Procuratorate Offices, Danlei Wu of Fangda Partners analyzes the impact on the country's IP landscape

Dragon Wang and Yannan Li of Sitao IP discuss the several aspects of the SPC's recent judicial interpretation on punitive damages, namely clarity provided to what is meant by "willful" and "malicious", serious circumstances, how calculation base of punitive damages is determined and key takeaways from the interpretation

The in-house team at a real estate developer must handle land bidding, project financing, workers' rights, and more

Scott Yu and Frank Jiang of Zhong Lun Law Firm highlight recently introduced national security measures for review of foreign investments including its broader reach within China, the scope of M&A targets and expanded sectorial coverage, and the new review mechanism coordinated by the NDRC

2020 was a significant year for personal information protection in China. Jerry (Jianwei) Fang and Wenpei Yu of Zhong Lun Law Firm examine the year's important developments.