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Technical service contracts totaled 682.6 billion yuan in value, an increase of 16.7% from 2016.

Hawksford is launching a free guide about doing business in China. The main objective of this guide is to provide to readers with essential knowledge about China, an overview of its economy and China's business environment.

In China, the Valuation Adjustment Mechanism ("VAM") has long been frequently used in corporate financing transactions, especially in PE investments.

Under an MOU signed earlier this year by U.S. and Chinese regulators, PCAOB may request the audit documents of U.S.-listed, China-based companies from CSRC.

In response to struggles with COVID, China allows companies to go into dormant mode.

China’s Ministry of Commerce published an internal notice that significantly simplifies the capital registration system for foreign-invested enterprises.

China’s State Council has just issued the Several Opinions on Further Improving the Work of Utilizing Foreign Investment, guofa [2010] No. 9, dated April 6, 2010, reaffirming its policy to encourage foreign investment.

Since travel restrictions to China has severely impacted the governance of Chinese subsidiaries. Namely, the absence of c-suite management within China can increase compliance and operational issues.

A long-running dispute between US and Chinese Regulators over providing audit documents of US-listed Chinese companies has taken new turns.

Under Company Law of the People's Republic of China (revised 2018), the corporate governance of a limited liability company shall include shareholders, a board of directors and senior officers.

China's Supreme People's Court has issued new guidance that fundamentally changes how non-compete clauses are enforced, shifting the focus from job titles and contract language to whether employees actually had access to confidential information. The interpretation, effective September 2025, requires employers to demonstrate that restrictions are proportionate and necessary, potentially invalidating broad standard-form clauses applied across entire workforces.

In order to implement the "Plan for the Reform of the Legal Disclosure System of Environmental Information" issued by China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) in May 2021...

NGOs and ESG are two hot topics these days. An NGO refers to a non-governmental organization. In 2017, China promulgated the Law on Administration of Domestic Activities of Overseas NGOs in China...

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.

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.

This article examines two critical developments in Chinese financial law: the legal characterization and applicable rules for standby letters of credit governed by UCP600, and a comprehensive analysis of the proposed Insurance Law amendments released in September 2026. The pieces explore how Chinese courts currently handle standby credit instruments inconsistently, and detail the four major reform directions in the draft Insurance Law revisions.

Despite the challenges presented by the pandemic, the Chinese health care sector continues to be fertile ground for both inbound and outbound M&A activity.

Recently, Spencer Lake, the Global Head of Capital Financing at HSBC, reported that China is positioned to overtake the United States in outward foreign direct investment (FDI) in the coming few years.