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In an exciting new development for the Chinese private equity industry, Chinese insurance companies will be officially permitted to make private equity investments, including through funds managed by third parties, when the Provisional Measures on Administration of Operation of Insurance Capital issued by the China Insurance Regulatory Commission ("CIRC") on August 5, 2010 (the "Measures"), come into effect on August 31, 2010.

On 27 February 2026, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (“CSRC”) promulgated the Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Information Disclosure of Private Investment Funds (“Information Disclosure Measures”), which will come into force on 1 September 2026.

China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has recently taken further steps to regulate and standardise fundraising by private equity funds and the operation of fund management companies in China.

On January 4, 2010, China’s State Administration for Industry and Commerce ("SAIC") and the Ministry of Public Security jointly issued the Notice on Further Administration of Registration of Foreign Companies’ Resident Representative Offices (the "Notice").

In April 2009, the Ministry of Commerce ("MOFCOM") promulgated a new regulation, Measures for the Administration of Overseas Investment (the "Circular"), which simplified the application process for overseas investments by Chinese companies.

Joint Ventures are still a popular investment vehicle for many foreign investors who do business in China. Sino-foreign joint ventures can take the form of equity joint ventures or cooperative joint ventures.

It seems everyone wants a piece of China. China was the world's number two destination for foreign investment in 2004 drawing a record US$61 billion for two years running in 2004 and 2005. With a population of 1.3 billion and GDP growth of 8.1%, China is set to be the second largest economy in the World by 2020, behind only the USA.

2009 proved to be a pivotal year in China's regulatory development of its nascent private equity market.

On 8 September 2006, the revised Rules on Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors (the New Rules) replaced earlier provisional rules issued in 2003 (the Provisional Rules).

On 18 May 2010, a well-known multinational investment group paid RMB173 million (approximately US$25.4 million) in taxes to the tax authority in the city of Jiangdu in the Jiangsu Province of China.

Shanghai's regulatory authorities officially launched the foreign invested private equity investment enterprise pilot program (the Pilot Program) with the issuance of the Implementing Measures on the Pilot Program of Foreign Invested Private Equity Investment Enterprises on 11 January 2011 (for more information, see (Legal Update: New Measures to Facilitate Foreign Investment in Funds and Fund Managers Registered in Shanghai).

The rapid expansion of China’s economy, privatisation of state-owned enterprises, deregulation of previously restricted industries and increased M&A activity have led to a significant increase in the number of Chinese companies listing overseas.

On July 18, 2008, a World Trade Organization dispute settlement panel found that China's tariff on imported auto parts violated WTO law, in particular, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.

The nature of the relationship between Israeli innovators and China is evolving.

The Chinese economy has entered a critical pefriod of structural transformation and is also confronted with a series of medium-to-long-term challenges...

In August 2007 the Committee of the National People's Congress adopted the Anti-Monopoly Law, designed to enhance fair competition and regulation of the market. The new law took effect August 1, 2008.

China's gradual opening up to foreign investment has been a key factor in the successful development of China's economy.

John Orange and Sean Zhang visited China recently to assess the IP landscape. In this article, they provide a brief update of what is happening in China and how our clients may take advantage of the recent changes in China in formulating their global IP strategies.