Research Articles
New online publishing rules announced February 14 largely reinforce existing law, which prohibits foreign investment in China’s...
The 12th National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, which concluded its recent bimonthly session April 28 in Beijing...
The Beijing Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Court added 20 judges at the end of 2015 to assist with its burgeoning caseload...
China recently issued new rules that that offer mixed implications for foreign company qualification for innovation-related tax...
The State Administration of Taxation (SAT) recently requested that approximately 1,000 foreign and domestic companies provide a...
During President Xi Jinping’s recent Washington visit, China missed its self-imposed deadline to provide a revised offer for...
China’s proposed revisions to the Anti-Unfair Competition Law (AUCL) create greater consistency between measures such as the...
Chief Financial Officers in China have a first-hand perspective on China’s slowing economic growth and its effect on company...
The recently released, and newly effective Administrative Regulations for Online Publishing Service explicitly restricts...
The enforcement of China’s Antimonopoly Law (AML) remained a priority for the United States throughout 2015, despite the fact...
Chinese commitments to boost transparency of technology and security policies and improve trade secret protection were key at...
What is the current operating environment for American companies in China? How are companies responding to issues such as China...
Despite progress on competition concerns at the December 2014 Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) meeting,...
Companies can expect some openings in China’s newly issued list of industries off-limits to foreign investment in the recently...
The State Council on March 23, 2015 issued a notice requiring all ministries and affiliated institutions under the State...
China’s leading legislative body showed a worse performance in regulatory transparency in 2014, while other agencies continued...
Last year, China’s 12th National People’s Congress (NPC) laid out a legislative agenda to address some of the most pressing...
Though 2014 was a busy year for enforcers of China’s relatively new Antimonopoly Law (AML), the number of investigations filed...
From the declarations of reform made at the Central Economic Work Conference to the promises of the third plenum, Chinese...
The Chinese Communist Party released its fourth plenum decision document—a paper announcing the outcomes from its October “...
China’s Communist Party leadership today revealed incremental legal and corruption-related reforms at the close of its party...
China’s major meeting for directing party governance—the Fourth Plenum of the 18th Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Congress—...
Stricter party governance, centering on judicial reforms and the “rule of law,” is among the anticipated discussion topics for...
As US and Chinese government officials prepare for a busy season of bilateral engagement—including the November meetings of the...
Little progress was made in transparency talks between the US Department of Commerce (DOC) and China’s State Council...
China’s Vice Premier Wang Yang recently sent a message of reassurance to a select audience of executives from nearly 20...
New amendments to China’s Budget Law now allow local governments to issue debt in domestic bond markets. Debt issuance is a...
From recent investigations in the auto parts industry to “dawn raids” at foreign IT firms, China’s rising level of antimonopoly...
On July 25, the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress Standing Committee passed the 2014 China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone...
A key figure in the enforcement of China’s Antimonopoly Law (AML) insisted that Chinese regulatory procedures and AML...