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High-level bilateral talks scheduled for end of January
The Chinese government confirmed on Thursday that Vice Premier Liu He will visit the United States from January 30 to 31 to continue the bilateral trade talks that began at the vice-ministerial level from January...
Draft amendments make some progress in strengthening China’s intellectual property rights (IPR) system, including by increasing penalties, extending patent term for designs, and adding patent term restoration for innovative pharmaceuticals.
Remaining concerns...
Most of the changes are consistent with central government reforms of 2018, such as the restructuring of agencies in market supervision, health, insurance, environmental protection, natural resources, and science and technology.
Some local governments now have...
China has loosened market access restrictions over the past couple of years in several industries including financial services and new energy vehicles (NEVs), but other market access barriers remain.
Few of these openings have yet resulted in tangible business...
Early enforcement is focused on business license verification, illegal reselling of cross-border goods, and tax evasion.
The law has already prompted behavioral changes in the industry, such as the move by some platforms to implement self-regulating measures to...
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