January 18th, 2019
High-level bilateral talks scheduled for end of January
January 16th, 2019
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.
January 16th, 2019
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.
January 16th, 2019
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.
January 16th, 2019
Early enforcement is focused on business license verification, illegal reselling of cross-border goods, and tax evasion.
January 11th, 2019
US-China trade talks review substantive issues, but no outcomes to date
December 21st, 2018
Additional steps taken to implement G20 outcomes amid heightened tension on cybertheft
The United States and China took some additional steps this week to reduce bilateral trade tensions, though the United States announced actions on cyber crime that dampened the mood in the relationship.
CBIRC allows Allianz to set up a wholly foreign-owned insurance holding company, BNP Paribas gains approval to underwrite panda bonds, and China seeks to increase lending to its private economy
December 7th, 2018
Details about the agreement and future trade talks still unclear after Trump-Xi meeting
Limited details have emerged about the agreement that Presidents Trump and Xi reached at their working dinner after the G20 summit this past weekend, creating ambiguity about what the goals and agenda of the trade talks for the next 90 days will be.
November 5th, 2018
Internal work begins on US trade priorities for Trump-Xi meeting at G20
