A nationwide campaign to clean up the human-resources market ran from April to July 2026, with dispatch-rule violations a stated enforcement priority.2026年4月至7月开展了全国清理整顿人力资源市场秩序专项行动，劳务派遣违规被列为明确的执法重点。 The campaign targets unlicensed dispatch, “fake outsourcing, real dispatch,” illegal recruitment intermediaries, “recruit-to-train” loan fraud and employment discrimination.行动剑指未经许可经营劳务派遣、”假外包、真派遣”、非法职业中介、”招转培（贷）”欺诈与就业歧视。 The Interim Provisions on Labour Dispatch cap dispatched workers at 10% of a user employer’s total workforce and restrict them to temporary, auxiliary or substitute posts.《劳务派遣暂行规定》将被派遣劳动者数量限制在用工单位总量的10%以内，并将其限定于临时性、辅助性或替代性岗位。 Guangdong’s first provincial dispatch service standard (DB44/T 2805-2026) raises the compliance bar for dispatch … China’s 2026 Rectification of Labour-Dispatch Violations: Compliance Guide for Foreign-Invested EmployersRead more
China’s Export Controls and Countermeasures in August 2026: The New Compliance Landscape for Global Supply Chains
On 5 August 2026 China’s Ministry of Commerce issued Announcement No. 34 of 2026, strengthening export controls on drones and related dual-use items to the United States: every export is now subject to case-by-case strict review and license-preference measures do not apply. 2026 年 8 月 5 日，商务部发布 2026 年第 34 号公告，加强对美国出口无人机相关两用物项的管制：列入《中华人民共和国两用物项出口管制清单》的无人机及关键零部件、相关技术对美国出口，逐案从严审核，不适用许可便利措施。 The same day, MOFCOM placed seven US entities on its countermeasures list — six entities (including Applied DNA Sciences, Stratum Reservoir and Altana Technologies) under Order No. 2 … China’s Export Controls and Countermeasures in August 2026: The New Compliance Landscape for Global Supply ChainsRead more
Comprehensive Bonded Zone Reforms Rolled Out to Type B Bonded Logistics Centres: The 2026 Expansion and What It Means
In May 2026 the General Administration of Customs issued a notice extending the comprehensive bonded zone (CBZ) reform measures to bonded logistics centres (Type B), and in August 2026 the first pilot transactions — including “optimised gate-registration cargo management” and “cargo classified supervision” — were completed in Jiangxi and Shandong. 2026 年 5 月海关总署印发通知，将综合保税区改革措施推广至保税物流中心（B 型）；2026 年 8 月，江西龙南、山东济宁等地完成首批落地业务——包括”优化卡口登记货物管理”与”货物按状态分类监管”。 The GACC announced 23 new reform measures for comprehensive bonded zones on 16 August 2026, covering inspection and quarantine optimisation, simplified release-from-supervision … Comprehensive Bonded Zone Reforms Rolled Out to Type B Bonded Logistics Centres: The 2026 Expansion and What It MeansRead more
The New Power System “15th Five-Year” Plan: Targets, Opportunities and Foreign-Investor Entry Points in China’s Green Power Economy
On 3 August 2026 the NDRC and the National Energy Administration issued the New Power System Construction “15th Five-Year” Plan (Fa Gai Neng Yuan [2026] No. 942), the first dedicated five-year roadmap for the power sector, targeting initial completion of the new power system by 2030. 2026 年 8 月 3 日，国家发展改革委、国家能源局印发《新型电力系统建设”十五五”规划》（发改能源〔2026〕942 号），这是电力行业首份专项五年规划，目标到 2030 年初步建成新型电力系统。 The Plan sets concrete 2030 targets: non-fossil energy generation reaching 50% of total electricity, over 2.8 billion kW of new-energy capacity integrated at high level, … The New Power System “15th Five-Year” Plan: Targets, Opportunities and Foreign-Investor Entry Points in China’s Green Power EconomyRead more
Guangdong’s International Medical Services Pilot: Foreign-Patient Growth, Wholly Foreign-Owned Hospitals and What It Means for Healthcare Investors
At the 17 August 2026 press conference marking China’s Doctors’ Day, Guangdong’s health commission reported that visits by foreign patients at the 25 pilot international-medical-service hospitals grew 95.6% year on year since the pilot launched in February 2026. 2026 年 8 月 17 日广东医师节新闻发布会上，省卫健委通报：自 2026 年 2 月国际医疗服务试点启动以来，25 家试点医院外籍人士就医人次同比增长 95.6%。 Hong Kong University-Shenzhen Hospital, one of the 25 pilots, has treated patients from 129 countries and regions and served 720,000 foreign patients in the past three years; in 2026 its … Guangdong’s International Medical Services Pilot: Foreign-Patient Growth, Wholly Foreign-Owned Hospitals and What It Means for Healthcare InvestorsRead more
Foreigner Work and Residence Permit “One-Stop” Reforms Across China: Jinan, Xiamen, Hainan and the 2026 Joint-Processing Wave
On 12 August 2026 Jinan High-tech Zone opened the city’s first joint window for foreigner work permits and residence permits, completing the entire process in under ten minutes for its first applicant — a shift from multi-window, multi-visit processing to one-stop parallel approval. 2026 年 8 月 12 日，济南高新区启用全市首个”外国人来华工作许可、居留许可联办窗口”，首位申请者不到十分钟完成全部手续——从”多窗跑多次”变为”一次提交、并联审批、一站式办结”。 The joint model integrates the work permit, work-type residence permit, social insurance registration and professional title review in one service zone, compressing processing from 35 working days to about 10 working … Foreigner Work and Residence Permit “One-Stop” Reforms Across China: Jinan, Xiamen, Hainan and the 2026 Joint-Processing WaveRead more
China’s Revised Integrated Circuit Layout Design Regulations: Protection, Registration and Implications for Foreign Chip Designers
On 23 July 2026 the State Council promulgated the revised Regulations on the Protection of Integrated Circuit Layout Designs (State Council Order No. 842), the first systematic revision in more than 20 years, effective 15 October 2026. 2026 年 7 月 23 日国务院公布修订后的《集成电路布图设计保护条例》（国务院令第 842 号），这是该条例 20 余年来首次系统性修订，自 2026 年 10 月 15 日起施行。 The revised Regulations extend protection to layout designs of integrated circuits with photonic, quantum and other emerging functions, closing a gap that mattered as chip designs move … China’s Revised Integrated Circuit Layout Design Regulations: Protection, Registration and Implications for Foreign Chip DesignersRead more
Litigating in Chinese Courts: A 2026 Practical Guide for Foreign Parties in Foreign-Related Civil and Commercial Cases
Since the 2023 amendment to the Civil Procedure Law (in force 1 January 2024), Chinese courts may take jurisdiction over foreign-related disputes with “other proper connections” to China beyond the six traditional connecting factors, giving foreign parties a broader and more predictable door to Chinese litigation. 自 2023 年《民事诉讼法》修改（2024 年 1 月 1 日施行）以来，除六类传统连接点外，中国法院对与我国存在”其他适当联系”的涉外纠纷也可行使管辖权，为外国当事人提供了更宽、更可预期的中国诉讼之门。 Service of process on a party without a domicile in China runs through judicial-assistance agreements, the Hague Service Convention, postal service, service on authorised agents and … Litigating in Chinese Courts: A 2026 Practical Guide for Foreign Parties in Foreign-Related Civil and Commercial CasesRead more
Fuzhou Centralises Foreign-Related Commercial Jurisdiction in Six Urban Districts: What It Means for Cross-Border Dispute Resolution in Fujian
On 20 August 2026 the Fujian Higher People’s Court announced that, with approval of the Supreme People’s Court, first-instance foreign-related, Hong Kong-, Macao- and Taiwan-related commercial cases from six urban districts of Fuzhou will be centrally handled by Cangshan District People’s Court from 1 October 2026. 2026 年 8 月 20 日，福建省高级人民法院公告，经最高人民法院批准，自 2026 年 10 月 1 日起，福州六城区第一审涉外、涉港澳台商事案件由仓山区人民法院集中管辖。 The centralised jurisdiction covers cases with a claim amount below RMB 40 million in the first instance, previously within the jurisdiction of … Fuzhou Centralises Foreign-Related Commercial Jurisdiction in Six Urban Districts: What It Means for Cross-Border Dispute Resolution in FujianRead more
The Foreign Investment Negative List in 2026: “Timely Reduction” Commitments and the Shift to Post-Access Regulation
In 2026 the national foreign investment negative list stays at 29 items, but regulators have committed to “timely reduction”, with services as the priority and telecom, internet, education, culture and healthcare named as the next opening fronts. 2026 年全国版外商投资准入负面清单保持 29 条，但主管部门明确承诺”适时缩减”，以服务业为重点，增值电信、互联网、教育、文化、医疗被列为下一步开放前沿。 The National Health Commission confirmed in August 2026 that it is building a dynamic adjustment mechanism for a foreign investment negative list specific to medical projects, alongside a second batch of wholly foreign-owned hospital pilot cities. 国家卫生健康委 2026 年 … The Foreign Investment Negative List in 2026: “Timely Reduction” Commitments and the Shift to Post-Access RegulationRead more