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For decades, the multinational corporation (MNC) playbook for China rested on a set of reliable assumptions: a rising middle class, inevitable consumption upgrades...

China's economy is showing signs of stability after several years of ups and downs. Last year, the country's economy grew at a rate of 5.2%, and it is projected to remain within the 4% range...

On January 20, 2006, the Ministry of Land and Resources of the PRC ("MOLAR") issued the Notice of Further Regulating the Administration of the Grant of Mineral Rights, Guo Tu Zi Fa [2006] No. 12 ("Notice") to standardize procedures for the grant of exploration and mining rights.

The recent amendments to the PRC Securities Law issued on 27 October 2005 and effective on 1 January 2006, revise a stunning 40% of the original provisions and involves amendments to more than 100 articles.

China's 2026 Patent Examination Guidelines amendment introduces groundbreaking changes for video coding bitstream patents, addressing whether bitstreams qualify as patentable subject matter. This analysis explores practical drafting strategies and prosecution tactics for securing comprehensive protection from encoding algorithms through distribution channels, examining how the new rules align Chinese IP practice with international standards in the digital video coding field.

中国第一次通过深圳经济特区开放经济已有40年，如今该国有望以更大的规模复制先前的成功。

On June 6, 2024, the State Council of China promulgated the final version of the Fair Competition Review Regulations, which took effect Aug. 1, 2024.

The state of China's economy is more precarious than at any time since the 2008 financial crisis.

The semiconductor industry is truly a global ecosystem. Each company within the industry specializes in one or more stages of the chip production process...

On August 8, 2006, six PRC ministries jointly promulgated a set of far-reaching rules that have changed the landscape for foreign mergers and acquisitions, offshore listings of Chinese companies, and the restructurings of PRC companies, which commonly precede foreign investment of venture capital and private equity. The Rules became effective as of September 8, 2006.

China's economic and foreign investor policies have undergone significant changes in the past few years, particularly in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The government has introduced several measures

China has experienced extraordinary growth over the last 20 years, becoming the second largest economy in the world – with some metrics granting China number one status ahead of the United States.

China promulgated its first Regulations on the Administration of Foreign Exchange ("Original Regulations") in 1996, which were last updated in 1997.

Chongqing's declining growth rate has seen it drop to the bottom of the list of China's fastest growing regions.

On July 13, 2009, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange ("SAFE") issued new rules to regulate the administration of foreign exchange with respect to overseas investments by Chinese entities.

The information technologies("IT") have been imposing increasingly greater challenges upon the law, lawyers and their clients worldwide.

In the December 2006 issue of China Outbound, we provided several reasons why Germany has become the number one destination for Chinese companies establishing operations in Europe and described some of the main legal parameters for German M&A investment by a Chinese investor.