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• ZTE pleads guilty to violating Iran trade sanctions

  Chinese telecom equipment company ZTE has pleaded guilty to three counts in a Texas court and agreed to pay a $1.2 billion fine

  March 27, 2017

  

• ZTE in-house lawyers implicated in U.S. sanctions case

  Chinese technology company ZTE Corp. has agreed to plead guilty to violations of U.S. export controls by illegally shipping equipment to Iran

  March 14, 2017

  

• China releases draft review rules for cybersecurity products

  China has drafted measures for the review and approval of online security products used by key network operators, but businesses need more clarity

  March 09, 2017

  

• Tentative Provisions for the Administration of the Pre-installation and Distribution of Application Software of Mobile Smart Terminals

  移动智能终端应用软件预置和分发管理暂行规定

  Scrutiny on mobile apps tightened.

  March 09, 2017

• Tentative Provisions for the Administration of the Pre-installation and Distribution of Application Software of Mobile Smart Terminals

  移动智能终端应用软件预置和分发管理暂行规定

  Scrutiny on mobile apps tightened.

  March 09, 2017

• Shanghai Municipality, Circular on Further Expanding the Cross-border Financial Service Functions of the Pilot Free Trade Zone to Support Scientific and Technological Innovation and the Real Economy

  上海市关于进一步拓展自贸区跨境金融服务功能支持科技创新和实体经济的通知

  The Shanghai FTZ has eased FX conversions.

  February 25, 2017

• State Council, Circular on Several Measures to Expand the Opening to the Outside World and Actively Utilize Foreign Investment

  国务院关于扩大对外开放积极利用外资若干措施的通知

  Financial sectors will be further opened to foreign investors.

  February 24, 2017

• Cyberspace Administration of China, Provisions for the Administration of Internet Live-streaming Services

  国家互联网信息办公室互联网直播服务管理规定

  Live-streaming services subject to review before releasing.

  February 24, 2017

• Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Circular on Regulating Operating Acts in the Cloud Service Market (Draft for Comments)

  工业和信息化部关于规范云服务市场经营行为的通知 (征求意见稿)

  Issued: November 24 2016 Main contents: To engage in cloud service business in China, the requirements of the Measures for the Administration…

  February 21, 2017

• Cyberspace Administration of China, Measures for Security Reviews of Online Products and Services (Draft for Comments)

  国家互联网信息办公室网络产品和服务安全审查办法 (征求意见稿)

  Issued: February 4 2017 Main contents: In conducting cybersecurity reviews of online products, services and their providers, there shall be…

  February 21, 2017