Compliance

Introduction: From Fragmented Pilots to National Framework On September 24, 2025, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), CyberspaceAdministration of China (CAC), and seven other government agencies jointly issuedmeasures to promote service exports, including a groundbreaking proposal toestablish a unified national negative list for data exports from Free Trade Zones (FTZs). This development represents a potential watershed…

Introduction: A Direct Response to US MaritimeCharges On October 14, 2025, China’s Ministry of Transport (MOT) announced theimplementation of special port fees targeting vessels with significant US ownership orcontrol, marking a decisive escalation in maritime trade tensions between the world’stwo largest economies. The measure, framed explicitly as retaliation for similarcharges imposed by the United States…

Introduction: A Jurisdictional Shift Reflecting Evolving Digital Priorities On October 1, 2025, the Supreme People’s Court of China implemented a significantrevision to the jurisdictional scope of the nation’s three specialized Internet Courts,fundamentally reshaping the landscape of digital dispute resolution in China. Throughthe issuance of new Provisions on Several Issues Concerning the Trial of Cases by…

Introduction: A Legislative Milestone Three Decades in the Making On September 12, 2025, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congressadopted the first substantive amendments to China’s Arbitration Law since itsenactment in 1995, marking a transformative moment in China’s dispute resolutionlandscape. Set to take effect on March 1, 2026, the Amended Arbitration Lawrepresents far more…

Introduction: China Exercises Extraterritorial Export Control Authority for the First Time On October 9, 2025, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced a sweepingexpansion of export controls targeting rare earth elements, semiconductors, superhard materials, and lithium batteries, marking a historic milestone in China’sregulatory evolution. For the first time since establishing its modern export controlregime, MOFCOM exercised…

Introduction: A Watershed Moment in China’sRegulatory Evolution On October 15, 2025, China’s revised Anti-Unfair Competition Law (AUCL) took effect, marking the most significant overhaul of China’s market regulation framework in nearly a decade. Passed by the National People’s Congress Standing Committee on June 27, 2025, this legislative transformation represents far more than a routine update…

Introduction: Elevating IP Protection to Unfair Competition Status The October 15, 2025 implementation of China’s revised Anti-Unfair Competition Law(AUCL) brings transformative enhancements to intellectual property protection that extend far beyond traditional IP enforcement mechanisms. By explicitly codifying IP-related unfair competition prohibitions, strengthening platform accountability for IP violations, and establishing comprehensive digital economy protection frameworks, the…

Introduction: From Tax Deferral to Tax Reduction China’s Ministry of Finance and State Administration of Taxation have implemented atransformative reinvestment tax credit policy for foreign investors, effective fromJanuary 1, 2025 through December 31, 2028, marking a significant evolution in China’sapproach to encouraging foreign capital retention and reinvestment. This policy shift,which replaces the previous tax deferral…