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Week in Review: Sanctions Over Human Rights, More Executive Orders on China, and Biden's Economic Plan

Yesterday, the departments of Treasury and State announced new sanctions and visa restrictions on senior Chinese government officials and entities involved in human rights violations in Xinjiang. This is the first time the United States has used Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act...

China Merger & Acquisition Review During the COVID-19 Pandemic & Best Practices

Tariff sanctions imposed by both the United States and China, and other points of contention in the bilateral relationship, have made it more complicated for companies to plan and execute their investment strategies for the China market. Further market disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic have...

Revised Negative List Formally Liberalizes Financial Services and Other Sectors

As a result of annual revisions to China’s national Foreign Investment Negative List released by China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and Ministry of Commerce last month, new sectors will be open to foreign investment beginning on July 23. These revisions were largely...

Call for Comments: Export Control Law Second Draft

The National People’s Congress Standing Committee released the second draft of China’s Export Control Law on July 3 for public consultation, following a first draft for which USCBC submitted comments in January. The draft law updates the 2017 version released by the Ministry of Commerce and aims...

Call for Comments: Draft Revised Patent Law

On July 3, the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) released the second draft amendment to the Patent Law (unofficial translation here), open for public comment until August 16. The Patent Law was last amended in 2008 and the current draft amendments were preceded by an earlier...

Call for Comments: Draft Data Security Law

On July 3, China’s National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) released a draft Data Security Law for public comment until August 16. The draft represents China’s most recent efforts to continue establishing its legal framework for cybersecurity, along with the 2016 Cybersecurity Law...

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Three important new draft laws released for comment
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