Amidst growing trade friction with the U.S., Scott Yu and Derek Liu of Zhong Lun Law Firm note some particular highlights for foreign investors in the latest iteration of China's Negative Lists and Encouraged Investment Catalogue.
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- August 08, 2019
Critical information infrastructure may require the use of commercial cryptography
July 25, 2019The new catalogue supports foreign investment in high-end manufacturing
July 17, 2019Fifth generation telecom services are added to the telecom catalogue
July 17, 2019The National Negative List relaxes foreign investment in mining, telecommunications, utilities, cinemas and water transport
July 10, 2019The FTZ Negative List further opens the printing sector
July 10, 2019The pause agreed in the U.S.-China trade war at the recent G20 meeting, reflects in part the potency of the U.S. Entity List in targeting Chinese firms such as Huawei.
July 04, 2019Consent of guardians is required for collection of children's personal data
July 04, 2019A change in the legal environment of the personal data receiving country will trigger a new security assessment
June 27, 2019China's impending release of its "Unreliable List" of foreign firms may be a retaliatory tool in its escalating trade war with the U.S.
June 14, 2019



