Retail Trade and Distribution

European companies considering leaving China market over strict COVID-19 policies; Shanghai court ruling deems bitcoin a virtual asset protected by law; Didi New York IPO under SEC investigation

Permit exemption for sale of medical devices are added to revised regulations.

Content compliance reviews of advertising information pushed by pop-up windows must be conducted.

CSRC proposes an update to confidentiality rules for overseas listings; Shanghai rolls out 21 economic relief measures for firms amid lockdown; and social credit to be further developed, more integration in capital markets

Businesses to receive VAT refunds; plans to improve China's corporate bond market outlined; brand new requirements to develop technology ethically

Pre-set applications on mobile devices should allow uninstallation.

2021 regulatory trends in China, including antitrust, data privacy, sanctions, healthcare, PE/VC, capital markets, IP, banking & finance, TMT and arbitration.

Regulation of platform economy to focus on anti-trust, data security, and personal information protection; U.S. might ban import of rare earth metals from China for military use; new process to expedite application of certain trademarks

CSRC proposes introducing DVP for institutional stock investors; FDI hits another record high in 2021 despite pandemic; and MIIT calls on light industry enterprises to upgrade products