On July 18, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) issued its 6th list [https://www.miit.gov.cn/jgsj/xgj/gzdt/art/2021/art_d902f99e88ea42bab468d674bac622e1.html] in 2021 of apps that have not resolved existing problems related to user rights infringement. The list consists of 145

On February 7, China issued its Guideline for Anti-Monopoly for the Internet Platform Industry （关于平台经济领域的反垄断指南 [http://gkml.samr.gov.cn/nsjg/fldj/202102/t20210207_325967.html]）. This Guideline provides a set of antitrust rules that apply specifically for internet operators. This development follows China’s recent passage of an E-commerce

Recently, China has taken several measures that could potentially have an impact on foreign investment in China, including expanding the list for encouraged foreign investment and shortening the negative list for market access. On December 28, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) released

On December 2, 2020, China’s Ministry of Commerce and customs authorities issued [http://www.mofcom.gov.cn/article/b/c/202012/20201203019733.shtml] the Import Controlled List of Commercial Encryption Technology and Export Controlled List of Commercial Encryption Technology, as well as licensing procedure for commercial encryption technology imports

On September 11, the Anti-Monopoly Commission of the State Council issued its Anti-monopoly Compliance Guide for Operators (《经营者反垄断合规指南 [http://gkml.samr.gov.cn/nsjg/fldj/202009/t20200918_321796.html]》). The Guide is an implementing document of the Anti-Monopoly Law and other relevant regulations. It takes effect immediately. The Guide consists

On August 28, the Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) and the Ministry of Science and Technology jointly issued Announcement [2020] No.38, Announcement of Adjusting the Catalog of Technologies the Export of Which Is Prohibited or Restricted (关于调整发布《中国禁止出口限制出口技术目录》的公告 [http://www.mofcom.gov.cn/article/b/xxfb/202008/20200802996641.shtml]