In July of last year, several arms of China's government released the first in a series of...
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On July 31, US-China Business Council (USCBC) President Craig Allen testified before the US-China Economic Security Review Commission (USCC) on US companies’ access, risks, and opportunities in China’s health market. His testimony was part of a full day of hearings titled “Exploring the Growing US Reliance on China’s Biotech and Pharmaceutical Products.”
USCC was created to monitor and investigate the national security implications of the bilateral trade and economic relationship, and...
China plans to ban the sale of fossil fuel powered vehicles by 2040 according to the Ministry of Industry and Information...
In one of the...
Two major developments have emerged in ecommerce in China over the past year: the Ecommerce Law, which took effect January 1 of this year, and the concerted effort directed by the State Council to improve the environment for cross-border goods sales to the benefit of both consumers and retailers. As is often the case with policy developments in China, implementation and enforcement is key, and the specific implications of these initiatives are becoming more clear. The US-China...
At last year’s National People’s Congress (NPC), China launched a massive government restructuring to streamline policymaking and enforcement. Throughout the months-long reorganization process, the government continued to move ahead...
This year’s National People’s Congress (NPC) which took place March 5-15 included a few key...
The 13th National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s top legislature, will begin in Beijing on March 5 and last around...
Trade talks to date have touched on a wide range of issues, but have not narrowed differences on structural issues like IP protection, forced tech transfers, and subsidies to China’s state-owned enterprises.
China has taken some steps to reduce trade tension, namely pledging to buy more US products, and a few measures addressing substantive US concerns on trade.
Vice Premier Liu He is meeting on January 30 and 31 with US Trade Representative...
Further information on the Ministry of Public Security’s 2018 Personal Information Standard may provide clarity for companies on data management measures.
Regulations on Critical Information Infrastructure and Measures on Cross Border Data Flow are expected to come into effect in 2019.
The regulations may expand the scope of industries affected by cyber regulators.
As China’s cyber apparatus has expanded to cover data...