Since the Trump Administration announced its tariffs on Chinese goods, the US-China trade war has continued to escalate and create uncertainty for many US, Chinese and other international companies.

China's regulatory system of anti-money laundering ("AML") and combating the financing of terrorism ("CFT") aims to secure national security and maintain the stability of the financial market.

The Cyberspace Administration of China ("CAC") promulgated the Procedures for Administrative Law Enforcement by the Cyberspace Administration Departments...

On 21 August 2026, the PRC National Development and Reform Commission (“NDRC”) released the draft Administrative Measures for Outbound Investment (“Draft Measures”) for public consultation until 20 September 2026.

Eight months after the issuance of the draft Measures on the Standard Contract for the Export of Personal Information ("SCC Regulations"), on February 24, 2023, the Cyberspace...

On 29 April 2021, the second drafts of China's Personal Information Protection Law and the Data Security Law were released.

The Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress (NPC) on June 10 enacted the Data Security Law (DSL) which will come into effect on September 1.

Deng Xiaoping initiated the Reform and Opening Up policy and opened the door to the world in 1978. China's GDP rose from 367.9 billion yuan in 1978 to 15.45 trillion yuan in 2020 and lifted China from a third-world country ...

On 13 January 2022, the draft Guidelines for Identification of Critical Data ("Draft Guidelines") were released. The public consultation period will end on 13 March 2022.

On April 26, 2023, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China (PRC) passed an amended Counter-Espionage Law.

Endless hacking of US servers and WikiLeaks revelations may lead one to overlook that China, almost 40 years after the Cultural Revolution, is still wringing its hands about national security and US hegemony.

When the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate return Sept. 9 for the final "sprint" of the legislative session, Congress will have only three weeks in September, break for elections...

China updated its framework on commercial bribery and introduced new legislation to enhance oversight of government officials as part of its anti-corruption efforts.

China's draft Amended Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Law1 (AML Law) was submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC)...

Chinese lawmakers approved revisions to the country's counterespionage law on 23 April 2023, broadening the definition of spying and banning the transfer of any information related to national security interests.

The National People's Congress in China has today adopted a resolution paving the way for a new national security law to apply to Hong Kong. The law is expected to focus on the prevention and punishment of secession...

Cross-border transfer of personal information (hereinafter referred to as "PI" and the cross-border transfer of PI as "PI export") is a daily occurrence and business necessity for many companies operated in China.

China's top legislature passed the Data Security Law (DSL) on 10 June 2021. The DSL will take effect on 1 September 2021 and may apply to you if you work in, or operate an entity...

On March 4 2011, just one day before the implementation of the national security review mechanism, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) released the MOFCOM Interim Rules for Implementation (Interim Rules). These Interim Rules came into effect on 5 March and are set to expire on 31 August 2011.

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