China's new Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) took effect on August 1, 2008. Two days later, China's State Council introduced final implementation regulations setting forth notification thresholds under the AML's merger control regime

Over the past few years, reverse mergers have become an increasingly popular way for China-based companies to access U.S. equity markets.

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on August 25 issued the Regulations on the Implementation of the Security Review System for Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors (the "Regulations").

The door for foreign individuals and entities to invest directly in partnership enterprises in China officially opened with the issuance of the Administrative Measures for Foreign Enterprises and Individuals to Establish Partnership Enterprises in China (the "Measures") by the State Council on December 2, 2009.

As a source of steady income, trust companies had been taking loans off the books of banks and repackaging them up as trust products. The China Banking Regulatory Commission became alarmed when the volumes grew too big and in early July, leading the CBRC to abruptly close down the entire business by ordering trusts to halt all cooperation with banks. Recently, the CBRC has issued a new circular to allow bank-trust cooperation to resume in certain conditions.

On February 1, 2023, the China Securities Regulatory Commission ("CSRC") started soliciting public feedback on the draft Administrative Measures for the Registration of Initial Public Offerings...

In the Chinese mainland, the slowed economy has profoundly influenced banking and financing investments and the resolution of relevant disputes.

On October 12, 2009, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange ("SAFE") issued the Administrative Rules on Foreign Exchange Cash Pooling of Group Members of Enterprises in China, Hui Fa [2009] No. 49 (the "Rules").

China's largest peer to peer (P2P) lender Hongling Capital will pull out of the market by 2020 as too many lenders do not pay their debts, Chinese news site Caixin has reported.

In 2024, international bond issuance from Chinese issuers have reached USD141 billion, a 29% year-over-year increase, according to a report published by International Capital Market Association.

Regulatory compliance at Chinese banks is becoming increasingly strict, which is causing problems to foreign investors.

The State Administration for Industry and Commerce (the "SAIC") issued Circular 31 on 10 February , 2010, as a further step in the development of foreign-invested partnerships ("FIPs") following its issuance of Circular 47, the Administrative Measures for the Registration of Foreign-invested Partnership Enterprises (the "Registration Measures"), in January 2010.

It is common nowadays for international corporations to take out a single master policy covering global risks. However, given the mandatory Chinese regulatory requirement that domestic entities....

The China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) has promulgated the Notice on Strengthening Supervision over Portfolio Management in respect of Insurance Asset Management...

The unification of China's tax system for foreign invested enterprises, foreign enterprises and domestic enterprises has gone a step further. Commencing from 1 December 2010, foreign enterprises, foreign invested enterprises and foreign individuals will begin to pay city construction tax and education surcharge.

On July 10, 2007, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange ("SAFE") of the People's Republic of China ("PRC" or "China") issued an internal document entitled "Circular of the General Affairs Department of SAFE on the Distribution of the List of the First Group of Foreign Invested Real Estate Projects which has Filed with the Ministry of Commerce" (Hui Zong Fa [2007] No. 130) ("Circular 130").

2012 has witnessed another year of growing demand and strong deal flows in the Chinese aviation finance market.

In a recent Hong Kong Stock Exchange's (HKEX) disciplinary action, a GEM listed issuer (Company) and all members of its board at the material time were sanctioned for failure to disclose...

For the first time, PRC courts have asserted jurisdiction over securities fraud claims brought by Mainland investors against offshore-incorporated, Hong Kong-listed companies. The Beijing Financial Court's landmark ruling establishes that harm to domestic investors alone can trigger extraterritorial application of PRC Securities Law, even when securities transactions occur outside Mainland China.