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A recent judgment of the Shanghai Maritime Court marks a significant development in China's sanctions and conflict-of-laws landscape. As highlighted in the commentary...

In recent years, international developments such as the US-China trade tensions and the Russia-Ukraine conflict have led to the expansion of economic sanctions, directly impacting numerous cross-border transactions and contract performance.

China's traditional and fine art command an important part of the country's rich heritage. Since ancient times, Chinese society has cherished its excellence in the arts.

On December 23, 2021, President Biden signed into law the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, H.R. 6256 (Public Law No. 117-78) ( the "Act"), which is part of a concerted U.S. government effort...

The US government has been increasing its controls over exports of technology to China. In response, many Chinese companies are preparing for plan B in case...

On November 14, 2023, the U.S.-China Economic & Security Review Commission (the Commission) published its annual report to Congress.

On June 1, 2026, China’s State Council issued the Regulation on Outbound Investment (the “Regulation”), which will take effect on July 1, 2026. This is China’s first State Council administrative regulation dedicated...

China's State Council has issued two sweeping regulations that dramatically expand its countersanctions framework, introducing new mechanisms to monitor supply-chain security and counter foreign extraterritorial jurisdiction.

China has issued sweeping new regulations that directly challenge Western sanctions, export controls, and forced-labor compliance regimes, creating structural conflicts for multinational companies operating across jurisdictions. These measures authorize investigations, countermeasures, and a "malicious entity list" targeting foreign actors and their advisers who comply with extraterritorial rules deemed improper by Beijing. The regulations carry material personal exposure for executives, compliance staff, a

China has issued a new Regulation on Countering Foreign Unjustified Extraterritorial Jurisdiction, significantly expanding its legal framework to combat foreign sanctions and "long-arm jurisdiction."

On July 3, 2020, the National People's Congress ("NPC") of China issued its second draft of the Export Control Law of China (the "Law") for public comment, which must be submitted by August 16, 2020.

In SINOSURE-related matters, outcomes are rarely determined by attitude alone.

The Entity List additions serve as a further reminder that non-US companies are subject to the extraterritorial application of US export control laws.

On 10 June 2021, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress ("NPC") adopted the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law of the People's Republic of China ("AFSL").

The Blocking Rules took effect immediately without undergoing the normal 30-day public consultation period which China has committed to honor with respect to foreign-related legislation.

As part of the settlement, ZTE will remain under probation for an additional seven-year period and submit itself to active auditing and monitoring by the US government.

On July 9th, the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS"), on behalf of the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force ("FLETF"), released its 2024 Updates to the Strategy to Prevent the Importation...