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Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect includes stocks with weighted voting rights

With over 20 years experience working in China's hospitality industry, Mao Yibing, chief legal counsel for APAC at Marriott International, has been instrumental in growing her company's presence from zero to almost 400 hotels in China. In this exclusive interview, she shares insights into how she navigates China's cybersecurity requirements, her worries about the "Unreliable Entity List", Marriott's JV with Alibaba, and China's domestic tourism boom.

China shortens and simplifies market entry negative list; Chinese private firms prefer China over U.S. for IPOs, survey finds; Shanghai-Frankfurt stock connect to be launched; and inbound FDI increases with FTZs enjoying significant growth

CSRC allows unlisted H shares to be fully traded and aligns regulation of futures exchanges with international standards while CBIRC tightens its oversight on health insurance business.

CBIRC intensifies it regulation on structured deposits

Investment access of foreign banks is relaxed

Fay Zhou of Linklaters, and Vivian Cao and Xi Liao of Linklaters Zhao Sheng Joint Operation highlight the long-anticipated provisions on antitrust enforcement, which provide further clarity on monopolistic agreements and abuse of dominance under the Anti-Monopoly Law, as well as common issues raised by both sets of provisions.

Alibaba set for secondary listing in Hong Kong; China lifts four-year U.S. poultry ban; Australia approves Mengniu takeover of infant formula maker; and Jingye Group rescues British Steel from the brink

Blockchain and cryptocurrencies are often discussed in the same breath, but China is keen to differentiate the two