Technology Media and Telecom

• Secretariat of the National Information Security Standardization Technical Committee, Information Security Technology - Basic Security Requirements for Applications Pre-Installed on Smartphones (Draft for Comments)

  全国信息安全标准化技术委员会秘书处信息安全技术 智能手机预装应用程序基本安全要求 (征求意见稿)

  Pre-installed applications on smartphones need to comply with personal information collection requirements.

  November 29, 2022

• Secretariat of the National Information Security Standardization Technical Committee, Cybersecurity Standard Practice Guidelines: Specifications for the Security Certification of Cross-Border Personal Information Processing Activities V2.0 (Draft for Comments)

  全国信息安全标准化技术委员会秘书处网络安全标准实践指南—个人信息跨境处理活动安全认证规范V2.0 (征求意见稿)

  New guidelines specify legal liability of personal information processor and the foreign data recipient.

  November 18, 2022

• Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Circular on the Work Associated with the Launching of a Pilot Project for the Access and On-Road Driving of Intelligent Connected Vehicles (Draft for Comments)

  工业和信息化部关于开展智能网联汽车准入和上路通行试点工作的通知 (征求意见稿)

  The insurance and road safety matters of intelligent connected vehicles are specified

  November 18, 2022

• Will the New US Export Controls Upend Contracts in the Tech Sector?

  Timothy Bickham, Wendy Wysong and Ali Burney of Steptoe & Johnson review the new rules relating to the export of semiconductors from the United States and the impact this will have on tech companies' existing and future business operations and how IP contracts will be affected.

  November 18, 2022

  

• In the News: Alleged Uyghur Exports Blocked; High-Tech Export Controls; and Invalid VAM Agreement

  The U.S. detains millions worth of solar panel products at the border; rules surrounding high-tech export controls clarified; Shanghai court strikes down VAM agreement

  November 17, 2022

  

• National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ministry of Ecology and Environment and Ministry of Transport, Several Policy Measures to Promote the Expansion of Quantities, Stabilization of Existing Stock and Improvement of Quality by Foreign Investors with a Focus on Manufacturing

  国家发展和改革委员会、商务部、工业和信息化部、自然资源部、生态环境部、交通运输部关于以制造业为重点促进外资扩增量稳存量提质量的若干政策措施

  China will support foreign-invested enterprises to list domestically

  November 13, 2022

• New Pre-Tax Reduction Policies Supporting Enterprise Innovation

  Daisy Duan and Sara Shi of King & Wood Mallesons review newly introduced regulations supporting pre-tax deductions for enterprise innovation in science and technology in China including recommended action to take advantage of these new tax preferential policies.

  November 11, 2022

  

• In the News: Canada Ejects Three Chinese Companies; CFIUS Enforcement and Penalty Guidelines; and First Metaverse IPO

  Three Chinese companies ordered out of Canada's lithium industry; CFIUS publishes first-ever enforcement and penalty guidelines; and China's metaverse IPO starts in Hong Kong.

  November 09, 2022

  

• People's Bank of China, Guidelines for Science and Technology Ethics in the Financial Sector

  中国人民银行金融领域科技伦理指引

  CBIRC issues guidelines for protecting personal information when applying fintech

  November 07, 2022

• State Taxation Administration, Operational Guidelines for the Policy of Increasing the Super-Deduction Percentage of Other Research and Development Expenses of Enterprises to 100%

  国家税务总局其他企业研发费用加计扣除比例提高到100％政策操作指南

  Expenses on overseas-commissioned R&D may be super-deducted

  October 28, 2022