On April 27, 2020, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) and eleven other government agencies jointly released the Measures on Cybersecurity Review [http://www.cac.gov.cn/2020-04/27/c_1589535450769077.htm] (Measures) (网络安全审查办法). The Measures take effect on June 1, 2020 The Measures covers facilities that handle large amounts

The Ministry of Commerce issued the Administrative Measures for the Disclosure of Electronic Commerce Information (Draft for Comments) (电子商务信息公示管理办法（征求意见稿） [http://tfs.mofcom.gov.cn/article/as/202002/20200202935276.shtml]) on February 12 to solicit public comments. The Draft aims at clarifying responsibilities on e-commerce platform operators to protect intellectual

China’s Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council issued a notice promulgating the “Import and Export Tariffs of the People’s Republic of China (2020) ” (《进出口税则（2020） [http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/2019-12/31/content_5465302.htm]》) on December 30, 2019. The notice sets the basic tariff rates and

On November 7, the State Council issued the Opinions on Further Improving the Use of Foreign Capital (《国务院关于进一步做好利用外资工作的意见》 [http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/content/2019-11/07/content_5449754.htm]. This Opinions are intended to support the implementation of China’s new Foreign Investment Law and stabilize foreign investments amid intensifying

On June 13, the CAC issued the Personal Information Cross-Border Security Review Measures (Draft) (个人信息出境安全评估办法（征求意见稿) [http://www.cac.gov.cn/2019-06/13/c_1124613618.htm]). The Draft has 22 provisions, covering the security review criteria for cross-border transfer of personal information, contracts related to personal information cross-border transfer, legal