China Law & Practice 2023 annual review
Analysis of key regulatory trends and highlights of key news from 2023
Insights & Analysis of 2023
PE/VC
Tang Xue of Haiwen & Partners outlines the key regulatory developments which affected China’s private equity funds market in 2023, which was a busy and landmark year.
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The Reform of China’s Capital Markets in 2023 and Outlook in 2024
Gao Wei and Kuang Peizhu of Haiwen & Partners review the key developments in China’s capital markets in 2023, which included a seismic shift in regulation, and examine - with cautious optimism - the outlook for 2024
Healthcare
In 2023, the healthcare industry in China was subject to significant legislative advancements and reforms aimed at addressing industry concerns and promoting innovation. Hanshuo Zhou and Xiaoyun Wang of Jingtian & Gongcheng summarize the key events, and provide a reflective review based on their practical experience
Banking & Finance
As the first anniversary of the National Financial Regulatory Administration approaches, Evelyn Song of Tian Yuan Law Firm examines its short but influential history and the ongoing importance of its support for the property sector
Data Protection
Data Protection in 2023: Towards a More Pragmatic Regulatory Framework and Establishment of a Data Element Market
2023 was a highly significant year for the regulation of data protection in China. Casper Sek of Jingtian & Gongcheng charts the key developments
IP
2023 was a significant year for the development of legislation and case law on intellectual property rights in China, as explored by Aggie Liu, Partner, and Hao Meng, Associate, from FenXun, which operates a joint legal platform with Baker McKenzie in China
Antitrust
A new and important set of anti-monopoly provisions have come into force in China. Huang Wei, managing partner of Beijing Tian Yuan Law Firm describes how the provisions will work and how foreign companies in China should react
US Restrictions
In 2023, significant U.S. restrictions were placed on Chinese interests. Charles Wu of Clyde & Co reviews the legislative changes, and offers practical insights into their potential impact, and the path forward in 2024
Access List
Winners for China Law & Practice Awards 2023
Awards & Rankings
Shortlist for Asia Legal Awards 2024
Access list
The China 45 Ranking
2022 annual review
2019 annual review
TMT
Philip Qu of TransAsia Lawyers examines the extensive legislative and regulatory developments which took place in China’s TMT sector 2023 and sets out how emerging trends can be expected to continue through 2024
Capital Markets
From Regulations to Revelations: 2023’s Legal and Industry Shifts in China’s PE Funds
Regulatory Developments in the Chinese Healthcare Industry in 2023
Chinese Regulatory Trends in TMT from 2023 to 2024
The NFRA’s Steering of Domestic Financial Institutions in 2024
China’s IP Developments in 2023 and Beyond
US Investment and Technology Restrictions on Chinese Interests
2023 Annual Review of Dispute Resolution in China
Dispute Resolution
Chunhui Harry Fang, Xinyu Li, Xiaoxiao Gao and Daji Duan of Jingtian & Gongcheng Law Firm discuss the year’s major legislative and judicial developments in 2023 with respect to civil and commercial dispute resolution in China
Highlights of Four New PRC Anti-Monopoly Provisions
Analysis of key regulatory trends and highlights of key news from 2019
China Law & Practice 2019 annual review
Full Report
China’s National Security Review: a Case Study of a Supermarket Chain
FDI/National Security
Changing the Collectively-Owned Construction Landscape
Real Estate
Heralding a New Era of Antitrust Enforcement in China: New Provisions on Monopolistic Agreements and Abuse of Dominance
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Artbitration
Banking & Insurance
The War for Capital – China’s Stock Market Reforms in 2019
Cybersecurity
Tax
Equity Capital Market
Insights & Analysis of 2019
China Law News 2020
Asia Legal Award 2020
2020 Annual Review
2021 annual review
China Law News 2021
China Law & Practice 2020 annual review
Analysis of key regulatory trends and highlights of key news from 2020
Insights & Analysis of 2020
上海市鼓励跨国公司 设立地区总部的规定
Zaiguang Lu and Charles Wu of Han Kun Law Offices review 2020’s significant legislative developments affecting China’s private equity and venture capital industry, and offer insights on the key trends, challenges and opportunities in the sector.
Laying the Groundwork for China’s Securities Class Action Legal System
Liu Siyuan of Jingtian & Gongcheng Law Firm discusses the revised Securities Law and the rules issued by the Supreme People’s Court that provide support for the implementation of a securities class action legal system in China, and the benefits and difficulties for investors and listed companies in future litigation.
Daisy Duan and Wang Yan of King and Wood Mallesons look back at the key tax developments which took place in 2020, and consider the outlook for the coming year.
Fang Qi and Danlei Wu of Fangda Partners highlight the main provisions in the recently introduced Fourth Amendment to the PRC Patent Law, which aims to establish a patent linkage system for patents in the pharmaceuticals industry, bring about significant changes to the design patent regime, strengthen patent protection against...
Arbitration
China Continues March Down Arbitration Reform Path with Landmark Decisions, Opening-Up Policies in 2020
Further integration with Hong Kong, a landmark decision in Guangzhou, and the opening-up to foreign arbitral institutions in Beijing are just some of the key pro-arbitration developments in China over the past year.
Kevin Yuan and Lucca Li of FenXun Partners discuss the numerous ways China is opening up its finance market to foreign investors, supporting Fintech innovation and accelerating the financial revolution by introducing regulatory measures to make China’s financial markets attractive to global investors.
US Tech Restrictions
Sanctions and export controls remained the primary tools of the Trump administration for restrict-ing Chinese entities' access to U.S. technology. The administration has fine-tuned export controls to extend U.S. jurisdiction to more transactions, a primary focus being Chinese companies with military ties due to China's state policy of military-civilian fusion.
Casper Sek of Jin Mao Partners highlights new draft rules that aim to curb monopolistic behavior and strengthen the administrative supervision of the internet platform economy, and standardize online petty loans businesses that use big data by imposing new requirements on internet platforms used by such businesses.
Winners for China Law & Practice Awards 2020
Winners for Asia Legal Awards 2020
China 50 Ranking
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2023 Annual review
Data Privacy
2020 was a significant year for personal information protection in China. Jerry (Jianwei) Fang and Wenpei Yu of Zhong Lun Law Firm examine the year’s important developments.
Growth, Consolidation and Liberalization: China’s PE/VC Sector in 2020
2020 China Tax Review
Annual Review of Personal Information Protection in China
The Fourth Amendment to the Patent Law
China’s Finance Sector: the Financial Revolution in 2020 and Beyond
Draft Rules’ Impact on Data-Related Businesses
Chinese Antitrust Guidelines on Leniency and Commitments Offer Companies a “Way Out”
Fay Zhou, Vivian Cao and Xi Liao of Linklaters discuss the recently introduced Leniency and Commitments Guidelines by highlighting their differences in application, scope and legal implications, as well as whether companies should adopt the leniency or commitments mechanisms to seek comparatively favorable or...
How Export Controls, Sanctions Restricted Chinese Access to US Tech in 2020
2019 Annual Review
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Zaiguang Lu of Han Kun Law Offices and Charles Wu of Han Kun Law Offices’ Hong Kong Association Law Firm review major pieces of legislation affecting China’s PE/VC industry and offer insight about the key trends, challenges and opportunities in the sector.
Faced with a slowing economy and a bruising trade war, China's securities regulator under new leadership has sought to ease financing channels for companies by introducing innovative reforms to the domestic IPO system and opening up to increased foreign capital inflows.
Daisy Duan and Linlin Cao of King & Wood Mallesons review and highlight the new individual income tax rules and major tax rules issued in 2019, which may impact on foreign companies doing business in China.
Fang Qi of Fangda Partners examines some of the significant changes pertaining to intellectual property legislation and practices in 2019, and their impact on the development of intellectual property laws.
Going Global – China’s Arbitration Reforms in 2019
China is internationalizing its arbitration system as it embarks on high-value, global investment projects.
Frank Jiang and Emily Xu of Zhong Lun Law Firm provide an overview of the various opportunities and potential challenges to foreign investors amid China’s further opening-up of its financial sector.
Jardine Matheson-backed Yonghui Superstores has announced that it will no longer seek to become the largest shareholder of Wuhan-based retailer Zhongbai Holdings after a national security review was conducted. Read this article from October published after the review was launched for an in-depth look at the history of national security reviews in China...
Amendments to the PRC Land Administration Law are likely to have a significant effect on the entry on to the market of rural collectively-owned profit-oriented construction land. Deng Furong of Zhong Lun Law Firm examines the implications for this high-profile sector of the Chinese economy.
Winners for China Law & Practice Awards 2019
Winners for Asia Legal Awards 2019
China 45 Ranking
Asia Legal Briefing access
Marissa Dong and Jinghe Guo of Jun He Law Offices provide an overview of key developments in China’s Cybersecurity Law in 2019 and discuss the outlook for 2020.
Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities: China’s PE/VC Sector in 2019
2019 China Tax Review
An Annual Overview of China’s Cybersecurity Law
Annual Review on Intellectual Property Legislation and Practices
China’s Financial Sector Opens Its Door Wider to Foreign Investors
Heralding a New Era of Antitrust Enforcement in China
Fay Zhou of Linklaters, and Vivian Cao and Xi Liao of Linklaters Zhao Sheng Joint Operation highlight the long-anticipated provisions on antitrust enforcement, which provide further clarity on monopolistic agreements and abuse of dominance under the Anti-Monopoly Law, as well as common issues raised by both sets of provisions.
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China Law & Practice 2021 annual review
Analysis of key regulatory trends and highlights of key news from 2021
Insights & Analysis of 2021
Charles Wu and Zaiguang Lu of Han Kun Law Offices review the significant legislative developments of 2021 affecting China’s private equity and venture capital industry, and offer insights on the key trends, challenges and opportunities in the sector.
Homebound: China, US Listing Reforms in 2021
Chinese IPOs in the United States have slowed for several years now, but a raft of regulatory developments in the past year mainly driven by cybersecurity and national security concerns have likely rung the closing bell.
Ting Wu of Haiwen & Partners reviews the regulatory reforms taking place in China’s life science and healthcare sector including legislation that has been released to encourage innovation and broaden market access to drugs, implementation of the patent linkage system, increasing antitrust enforcement pressure in the pharma sector...
Aggie Liu, Binxin Li, Yun Chen and Muzi Xuan of FenXun Partners, highlight China’s 2021 legislative and enforcement developments in the intellectual property sector including how they respond to challenges posed by emerging technologies and stimulate innovative vitality, significant cases that strengthen IP protection mechanisms and...
Proposed Amendment to the PRC Arbitration Law – Will Mainland Arbitration Become the New Norm?
China proposes landmark Arbitration Law reform, modernizing rules on enforcement of arbitral awards and asset preservation. Hong Kong likely to continue dominating the market for arbitration.
Kevin Yuan, Lucca Li and Jocelyn Chen of FenXun Partners discuss China’s efforts to support continuous financial innovation in 2021 based on steady development including taking steps to protect the security of personal data in the midst of rapid developments in finance and technology, implementing detailed rules and new initiatives...
Sanctions
With the entrenchment of reciprocal US-China sanctions and export controls in the past year, counsel have helped clients enact fundamental changes to their approach to making deals, from contractual terms to due diligence.
Throughout 2021, China’s legislative and enforcement authorities accelerated their all-encompassing regulation of the country’s TMT sector, from anti-monopoly enforcement against internet platform giants to further crackdowns on cryptocurrencies, as well as tightening controls on the internet content industry and online games.
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China Law & Practice Awards 2021
Asia Legal Awards 2022
The Asia 50 Ranking
Jerry (Jianwei) Fang and Runyang Liu of Zhong Lun Law Firm introduce China’s Personal Information Protection Law and explain a number of vital compliance considerations for multinational corporation.
The Dawning of a New Era: China’s PE/VC Sector in 2021
A Review of China’s Life Science and Healthcare Sector 2021
The PRC Personal Information Protection Law and its Regulatory Impact
China’s IP Developments in 2021 and Beyond
China's Finance Sector in 2021: Continuous Innovation on the Basis of Steady Development
China’s TMT Sector in 2021: A Year of Full Regulatory Strengthening
China Lays a Solid Foundation for Anti-Trust: Major Developments in 2021
Fay Zhou and Arthur Peng of Linklaters review major developments in China’s anti- trust regulations that aim to offer clearer guidance and more efficient enforcement actions that can impact on this area of law for the next decade.
The Reality of Dealmaking Amid Competing US-China Sanctions
China Law & Practice 2022 annual review
Analysis of key regulatory trends and highlights of key news from 2022
Insights & Analysis of 2022
Charles Wu and Zaiguang Lu of Han Kun Law Offices review the significant legislative developments of 2022 affecting China’s private equity and venture capital industry, and offer insights into the key trends, challenges and opportunities in the sector.
Capital Markets Review 2022 : Doors Open to Chinese Issuers in Hong Kong and the U.S.
After a busy year on the capital markets, Haiping Li and Paloma Wang of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP take a look at 2022’s developments and what the next 12 months may hold.
The Chinese government has been deepening its reform over the past year in order to foster evolving regulatory framework. Deeper reforms coupled with a chilled market means life science companies should prioritize their assets and re-position their business strategies in order to survive and grow stronger.
The Guidelines on Green Finance for Banking and Insurance Industries along with the amended Corporate Governance Assessment Measures set out more comprehensive rules applicable to banking and insurance institutions, as part of China’s broader transition to a sustainable and resilient economy.
Data Protection in 2022: From Regulatory Refinement to Exploitation of Data Value
Following an eventful year, Casper Sek of Jingtian & Gongcheng reviews the significant developments in China’s data protection landscape for 2022, and ponders its further evolution in 2023
IP specialists from FenXun Partners, which operates a joint legal platform with Baker McKenzie in China, highlight some key developments in China's IP legislation and rights protection rules in 2022. The authors also discuss new challenges and notable cases that illustrate the evolving IP landscape in China...
Nate Bush, Ray Xu and Della Ding of DLA Piper highlight key changes to merger control under the Amended Anti-Monopoly Law and draft regulations including increased revenue thresholds, investigation of “below threshold” transactions and clarification of what is meant by gun-jumping.
Timothy Bickham, Wendy Wysong and Ali Burney of Steptoe & Johnson review the new rules relating to the export of semiconductors from the United States and the impact this will have on tech companies’ existing and future business operations and how IP contracts will be affected.
Winners for China Law & Practice Awards 2022
Winners for Asia Legal Awards 2022
2022 was yet another action-packed year in China’s TMT sector. Despite the continuity of platform regulation and new rules targeting emerging fields such as NFT and deepfake technologies, the momentum started to fade in the second half of the year in light of a slowing-down economy. Legislators are hoping such developments may navigate...
Turning the Corner to a New Normal: China’s PE/VC Sector in 2022
China Life Science Sector Overview 2022: Wading into Deep Waters: Survive and Thrive
Annual Review of China’s TMT Sector: 2022
Improving the Modern Financial Regulatory System and Enhancing Capabilities
China’s IP Developments in 2022 and Beyond
Will the New US Export Controls Upend Contracts in the Tech Sector?
2022 Annual Review of Dispute Resolution in China
Jianwei Jerry Fang, Runyang Liu and Dianmeng Zhu of Zhong Lun Law Firm discuss the year’s major legislative and judicial developments in civil and commercial dispute resolution in China.
Chinese Merger Review: The Amended AML and Proposed Regulatory Revisions
