Many Chinese local governments have recently announced investment projects for 2023, with a planned investment of 3.36 trillion yuan (approximately US$490 billion) this year. Many of them focus on advanced manufacturing, as China is facing increasingly restricted access to advanced technology due to export controls, investment screening and

China's agency that manages and supervises state-owned assets recently provided some guidelines on enhancing the effectiveness and quality of state investments.

Facing increasingly restricted access to advanced technology through export controls, investment screening and other measures, the Chinese government recently issued several measures to encourage foreign investment in research and development (R&D) and attract talented people.

Earlier this month, China's customs agency announced that it started allowing seafood from the Union of Comoros (a small country made up of three islands in southeastern Africa). The move is unlikely to change the bilateral trade patterns in the short term, and may be more important as

Samm Sacks, a Senior Fellow at Yale Law School’s Paul Tsai China Center and cyber policy fellow at New America, a think tank based in Washington, DC, recently made some remarks on the key pieces of Chinese legislation on cyber and data, as well as the current status of

Starting on January 1, the Chinese government unilaterally lowered tariffs for some imports, mainly consumer goods, medical products, and industrial materials. In addition, lower tariffs will apply to some goods as a result of international agreements that China committed to previously. Finally, the government also adjusted some export taxes.

A Chinese regulatory agency recently finalized the new rules on data security in the industry and information technology sectors, which will come into force next year. The rules set forth requirements for data classification, data protection and cross-border data flows.