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On April 27, 2010, the China National Tourism Administration (the "CNTA") issued the "Notice on the Relevant Matters concerning the Establishment of Branches of Travel Agencies" (the "Notice") to clarify the requirements and procedures concerning the establishment of travel agency branches.

On January 17, China's State Council published the Notice on Several Measures on Increasing of Openness to Foreign Investment and Active Use of Foreign Investment (Guo Fa [2017] No. 5).

Meta's acquisition of Manus has sparked intense debate over compliance with China's foreign investment security review regime. This analysis examines how the transaction's structure—involving the transfer of AI business assets from China to an offshore jurisdiction before sale to Meta—falls within the scope of China's security review requirements.

China and Taiwan have been locked in a tussle for decades over who gets to call the island country home.

On February 3, 2011, the General Office of the PRC State Council issued the Notice Regarding the Establishment of National Security Review Mechanism for Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors.

A new circular published recently by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce of the People's Republic of China ("AIC") sets out more stringent operational rules for representative offices of foreign companies ("Circular").

External investment in Chinese wind farm projects is limited. The focus for overseas debt and equity is now on those businesses supplying equipment including components and parts to the wind farm industry and on the emerging biomass market.

On 20 July 2019, the Office of Financial Stability and Development Committee of the State Council, China's Central Government, announced Relevant Measures for Further Opening Up Financial Sector ("11 Measures").

On 2006 January 1, the Judicial Interpretation of China Supreme People’s Court for Resolving Disputes Concerning Letters of Credit (Judicial Interpretation) entered into force.

The demand for medical services in China is growing, with the country's ageing population set against its potential for economic development.

For more than thirty years, China has facilitated economic growth by attracting foreign investment through Special Economic Zones ("SEZ").

The Opinion indicates that the Chinese government will facilitate "competent and qualified" domestic enterprises to steadily implement ODI.

As we enter the last days of 2022, China lifted COVID-19 restrictions and downgraded the virus – overnight on 26 December, 2022. Leaving businesses to grapple with the sudden shift...

On 17 January 2017, the State Council issued the Circular on Certain Measures for Expanding Opening-up and Actively Using Foreign Investment (Guo Fa [2017] No.5) (hereinafter "the Circular").

The US and China have agreed to hold their 12th round of trade negotiations in Shanghai beginning July 30.

China's regulatory regime on inbound foreign investment entered a new era on 1 October 2016.

Opinion 171 limited the leveraging of foreign investment in Chinese property by imposing a maximum debt to equity ratio specific to foreign-invested real estate enterprises ("FIREEs").