ArticleChina's Ease Of Foreign Shareholding Limit In Fund Management CompaniesThe further opening up of the Chinese financial market is a keynote policy agreed at the 19th CPC National Congress.ChinaCorporate/Commercial LawLlinks Law Offices
ArticleAt Long Last: China's New Drug Data Exclusivity RegimeWithin the spectrum of pharmaceutical intellectual property protections, four special mechanisms stand out: the Bolar exemption, patent linkage, patent term extension, and data exclusivity. ChinaIntellectual PropertyLlinks Law Offices
ArticleRegulator Relaxes Business Restrictions On WFOE FMCsRecently, the Institutional Supervision Department of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) issued a notice titled "Continuously Optimizing Regulatory Systems and Mechanisms to Steadily Promote the Opening-Up of the Public Fund Industry" (the "Notice"). ChinaFinance and BankingLlinks Law Offices
ArticleChina Escalates Strategic Mineral Export Controls To "All-of Society Oversight"On June 24, 2026, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) issued Announcement No. 26, declaring that effective July 1, 2026, the reporting and handling mechanism for violations regarding dual-use strategic mineral export controls will be further refined [商务部公告 2026 年第26号]. ChinaInternational LawLlinks Law Offices
ArticleBrief Analysis Of The New Information Disclosure Measures’ Impact On Private Securities Investment FundsOn 27 February 2026, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (“CSRC”) promulgated the Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Information Disclosure of Private Investment Funds (“Information Disclosure Measures”), which will come into force on 1 September 2026. ChinaFinance and BankingLlinks Law Offices
ArticleLlinks Corporate Compliance & Legal Alert (November 2025)On November 13, 2025, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security issued the Opinions on Several Issues Concerning the Implementation of the Regulations on Work-Related Injury Insurance (No. 3)...ChinaCorporate/Commercial LawLlinks Law Offices
ArticleLlinks Legal Alert – Labor & Employment Law (August 2025)The Supreme People's Court issued the Interpretation (II) of the Supreme People's Court on Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Labor Dispute Cases...ChinaEmployment and HRLlinks Law Offices
ArticleThe Final Piece Of China's Cross-Border Personal Information Transfer RegulationsOn October 14, 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) and the State Administration for Market Regulation jointly issued the "Measures for Certification of Cross-Border Personal Information Transfer" (hereinafter referred to as the "Measures"), which will take effect on January 1, 2026. ChinaPrivacyLlinks Law Offices
ArticleDeepSeek Facing Legal Challenges In Overseas MarketRecently, a Chinese AI startup named DeepSeek has garnered widespread attention globally. On January 27, 2025, DeepSeek's AI assistant simultaneously topped...WorldwideTechnologyLlinks Law Offices
ArticleTechnology Transfers In Response To US Export Controls --- A Discussion From US Restrictions On Selling EDA To ChinaThe 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...WorldwideInternational LawLlinks Law Offices
ArticleCybersecurity Law And WFOE PFM: Impact And Adaptive StrategiesOn 30 June 2016, Asset Management Association of China released the FAQs Regarding Registration and Record-Filing of Private Funds (No. 10) under the permission of China Securities Regulatory Commission.ChinaTechnologyLlinks Law Offices
ArticleA Brief Analysis Of The Impact Of The New Short Swing Trading Rules On Foreign InvestorsOn March 6, 2026, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (“CSRC”) issued the Provisions on the Regulation of Short Swing Trading (“Short Swing Trading Provisions”), which will come into effect on April 7, 2026. ChinaCorporate/Commercial LawLlinks Law Offices
ArticleWFOE Compliance Issues During The Transition Period Under The New FILThe Company Law of the People's Republic of China ("Company Law") shall universally govern the WFOEs in the same way as it does domestic Chinese companies. ChinaGovernment, Public SectorLlinks Law Offices
ArticleLlinks Corporate Compliance & Legal Alert (February 2026)On February 4, 2026, the General Office of the National Healthcare Security Administration issued the Notice on Conducting Collective Interviews with Designated Medical Institutions for Mental Illnesses...ChinaCorporate/Commercial LawLlinks Law Offices
ArticleA Class Action Over The "Apple Tax" And Its Implications For Chinese DevelopersOn June 30, 2025, Proton AG, a Switzerland-based privacy software company, filed a class action lawsuit against Apple Inc. in the U.S. District Court...ChinaAntitrust/Competition LawLlinks Law Offices
ArticleLlinks Legal Alert – Labor & Employment Law September 2025To Guide Corporate Compliance: Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security Issues Non-Compete Implementation Guidelines.ChinaEmployment and HRLlinks Law Offices
ArticleLlinks Corporate Compliance & Legal Alert (January 2026)From December 26 to 30, 2025, Beijing and Shanghai respectively published typical labor dispute cases. The disputes involving non-compete restrictions offered...ChinaEmployment and HRLlinks Law Offices
ArticleArrow Is Drawn: Purpose, Method, And Suggestion For PI Protection AuditRecently, the Management Measures for Personal Information Protection Compliance Audits ("Audit Measures") have been officially introduced and will take effect on May 1, 2025.ChinaPrivacyLlinks Law Offices
ArticleLlinks Corporate Compliance & Legal Alert (December 2025)The Supreme People's Court of China released five typical civil cases on 16 December 2025. Among the five cases, case 2 which reflects a labor dispute over "an employer rescinding a job offer", merits particular attention.ChinaCorporate/Commercial LawLlinks Law Offices
ArticleDraft Provision On The Collection And Use Of Personal Information On Internet Applications Enhancements And ChallengesThe Draft Provision on the Collection and Use of Personal Information on Internet Applications (the "Draft Provision") was released by the Cyberspace Administration...ChinaPrivacyLlinks Law Offices