China’s self-driving cars need to adapt to EU tech compliance regulations | Winning bids for drug procurement contracts to be kept confidential as regulators aim to balance competition and sustainability | China adds U.S.-linked ETFs in latest expansion of cross-border ETF Connect program
Jianwei (Jerry) Fang, Rui Yang, Ke Dong, Songyang Wang, Jiaying Jiang and Yongan Shen of Zhong Lun Law Firm analyze China’s latest strengthened enforcement in export control and countermeasure actions. The authors examine how newly-announced restrictions and countermeasures reflect China’s strategy of reciprocal regulatory response, the expansion of its extraterritorial jurisdiction through origin-based control mechanisms, and the increasing compliance challenges for foreign businesses operating in or with China
Increase in venture capital into China marks recovery of sector | U.S. state attorneys general target TP-Link, Lorex and Temu in widening push over privacy and security | China’s investments into Central Asia create integrated economic ecosystems
U.S. export controls extended to subsidiaries of Chinese companies | PBOC broadens foreign access to its bond market by aligning China’s repo framework with global standards | U.S. court rules that DJI failed to counter proof of its military links.
U.S. pharma raises alarm over Trump’s proposed measures against Chinese drugs; China clarifies the type of employees to be bound by non-compete clauses; and Some stablecoin issuers complain that Hong Kong’s regime is too stringent.
Part I of this series explained China’s general rules on foreign-related jurisdiction. In Part II, Jianwei(Jerry) Fang, Ke Dong and Haoyi Sun of Zhong LunLaw Firm show how Chinese courts will, in practice, assert jurisdiction in civil, administrative or criminal contexts involving foreign elements, and describe a new “blocking statute” that reflects China’s response to foreign long-arm claims.
Hainan launches pilot program expanding financial products access to foreigners; Chinese companies reconsider pivot to Southeast Asia as region targeted by U.S. tariffs; and Chinese regulator puts U.S. outbound investments on hold.
Wei Huang, managing partner, and Kexin Chen, associate, at Beijing Tian Yuan Law Firm provide a comprehensive interpretation of a core provision of China’s revised Anti-Unfair Competition Law and its impact on enterprises of all sizes
FRAND ruling undercuts London’s global ambitions as Samsung’s U.K. win against ZTE risks backfiring in Germany; U.S. consultancy giant asks staff to pause generative AI-related consultancy work in China; and U.S. toymakers diversify away from China amid tariff challenges
China rolls out tax breaks for foreign investors reinvesting profits locally; China remains key private equity market but firms are starting to diversify investments; U.S. Congressional bill that targets Chinese AI tools like Deepseek has bipartisan support
