China recently revised several lists [http://tradingwithchinanews.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=1175&action=edit] that would potentially attract more foreign investments. However, its new measures on foreign investment security review could create more hurdles for foreign investors. On December 19, 2020, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)

On October 21, the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress reviewed and issued the draft Personal Information Protection Law ( 中华人民共和国个人信息保护法 (草案) [https://www.secrss.com/articles/26427]) to solicit public comments. Comments are due by November 19, 2020.  If passed, the law will become China’s first

On September 19, the Ministry of Commerce issued Decree No. 4 [2020] Provisions on the List of Unreliable Entities (《不可靠实体清单规定》) [http://www.mofcom.gov.cn/article/b/fwzl/202009/20200903002593.shtml] (“the Provisions”), taking effect on the date of issuance. This is part of China’s overall effort to create

On September 4, the State Administration for Market Regulation issued the Provisions on Trade Secret Protection (Draft for Comment) (《商业秘密保护规定（征求意见稿）》 [http://www.moj.gov.cn/news/content/2020-09/04/zlk_3255345.html]), to solicit public comments. Comments are due by October 18, 2020. This Draft is to implement the

On August 31, the National Information Security Standardization Technical Committee issued the Draft of Information Security Technology-Security Specification for Network Data Processing (《信息安全技术 网络数据处理安全规范》 [https://www.tc260.org.cn/front/postDetail.html?id=20200830094619]) for public comments. Comments are due by October 27, 2020. The Draft applies to network operators’

On July 27, the State Council issued the Several Policies for Promoting the High-quality Development of the Integrated Circuit Industry and Software Industry in the New Era (国务院关于印发新时期促进集成电路产业和软件产业高质量发展若干政策的通知 [http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/content/2020-08/04/content_5532370.htm]). The Several Policies put forward 37 policy measures to promote the

The 20th session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress released the full texts of the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Data Security 数据安全法（草案）》 [https://finance.ifeng.com/c/7xmRiIEOTk8] for public comments on July 3. Comments are due by August