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Beijing imposes national security law on Hong Kong; U.S. adds more Chinese entities to Entity List; and Alibaba, Xiaomi set to join benchmark Hong Kong index

The Supreme People's Court has issued a second set of opinions guiding trials of COVID-19 disputes arising from change in costs, forex control is relaxed to facilitate e-commerce and measures are issued to welcome the return of red-chips to the China stock market.

Guangdong issues guidelines on IP protection for online games

Important infrastructure and utilities projects require mandatory invitation of bids.

Port charge rates are reduced

Alan Xu and Youran Wu of Zhong Lun Law Firm discuss the various methods that foreign-invested enterprises in China can adopt to remit funds to cash-strapped shareholders or affiliates overseas during the coronavirus pandemic

Foreign investment is restricted in various areas integral to autonomous vehicles

U.S. targets Huawei's access to chips globally with new export rule; China readies retaliatory measures against U.S. businesses; exemptions to China entry ban granted for some foreign business executives

SPC specifies the use of language terms for patent claims filing