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Legislative research on industrial investment funds started in early 2000. Since the official administrative regulations regarding such funds have not yet been publicly released, the government has been concurrently implementing pilot projects and draft administrative regulations on the subject.

On November 1, 2021, the Personal Information Protection Law of the People's Republic of China (the "PRC") (the "Personal Information Protection Law") went into effect...

On June 10, 2021, the Standing Committee of the Chinese National People's Congress ("NPC") passed the Chinese Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law ("ASL").

China has tightened export controls on rare earths. In April 2025, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and General Administration of Customs (GACC) issued announcements to regulate 7 categories of medium and heavy rare earths (MHREs) by clarifying their control codes, HS codes and scope of control.

China has introduced comprehensive administrative regulations governing outbound investment activities by domestic investors, establishing systematic rules for approval procedures, security reviews, and compliance requirements. The new framework integrates previously scattered regulatory requirements on national security, data protection, and technology export into a unified system, while introducing significant penalties for violations. High-tech enterprises and investors must now navigate enhanced scrutin

On March 7, U.S. authorities settled criminal and civil proceedings involving Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Corporation and certain of its affiliates ("ZTE").

On December 28, 2019, China's Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) published a new draft Export Control Law (the draft law) for public comment.

On 9 October 2025, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and the General Administration of Customs (Customs) jointly issued Decision No. 58 of 2025.

On May 2, 2026, China’s Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) issued its first-ever blocking order (the “Blocking Order”) under the Rules on Counteracting Unjustified Extra-territorial Application of Foreign Legislation...

On December 31, 2024, new antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions were filed against imports of slag pots from China. Slag pots are essential equipment used by steelmakers...

2025On December 2, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS") issued two new rules further restricting China's capability...

Newly issued Unreliable Entity List ("UEL") regulations establish a framework for list-based economic sanctions to be administered by China.

On April 27, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security announced three separate rules under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) that will...

Revised new rules in China impose onerous registration requirements for all new chemical substances produced in or imported into the People’s Republic of China ("China"). These revised regulations, titled "Measures for Environmental Management of New Chemical Substances", require almost all businesses dealing with chemical substances in China to comply with the registration and reporting requirements, and are significantly more burdensome than the previous rules. They became effective on 15 Octo

On October 17, 2020, the Export Control Law of the People's Republic of China was finally promulgated after three rounds of deliberation by the 13th National People's Congress.

On September 16, 2021, China submitted its request to accede to the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership.

On August 5, 2026, the Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”), pursuant to the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law, placed seven U.S. entities, including Applied DNA Sciences Inc., on the Countermeasure List, prohibiting any entities or individuals in China from engaging in transactions, cooperation, or other activities with them.