Export controls and the unreliable-entity list: a screening guide for foreign buyers in China
The Regulation of the People's Republic of China on...Export controls and the unreliable-entity list: a screening guide for foreign buyers in China - Read more
On 21 September 2026 the People's Bank of China...Foreign Financial Institutions’ Roundtable and the Widening Use of Cross-border RMB: Shenzhen, Hetao and the Greater Bay Area - Read more
From 14 September 2026 the notice on multinational companies'...Foreign Banks Lead the Nationwide Rollout of MNC Cross-Border Cash Pools: First Deals Land in September 2026 - Read more
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On 18 September 2026, the State Council executive meeting...Traditional Chinese Medicine Knowledge Protection: What the September 2026 Draft Regulation Means for Foreign Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Companies - Read more
Hainan’s 30% value-added duty exemption after closure: where local processors still hit a wall
Hainan's island-wide closure operation formally began on 18 December...Hainan’s 30% value-added duty exemption after closure: where local processors still hit a wall - Read more
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Nanning’s Seven Measures for Foreign-Invested Enterprise Registration: Convenience Plus Compliance
Nanning's market regulation authority issued measures in September 2026...Nanning’s Seven Measures for Foreign-Invested Enterprise Registration: Convenience Plus Compliance - Read more
2026-08-28
On 10 August 2026, Hainan's commerce authority released a draft regulation on duty-free shops selling "zero-tariff" daily consumer goods to island residents, seeking public comment until 8 September 2026....
2026-08-28
Hainan FTP launched island-wide closure on 18 December 2025; 2026 is the first full year of the "first line open, second line managed" regime.海南自贸港于 2025 年 12 月 18...
2026-08-28
Qualifying encouraged-industry enterprises registered and substantively operating in the Hainan FTP pay corporate income tax at a reduced 15% rate, extended through 31 December 2027 by Caishui No....
2026-08-28
Hainan piloted China's first cross-border services-trade negative list in July 2021; from 1 March 2026 the revised Foreign Trade Law elevated the negative-list system for cross-border services trade into...
2026-08-28
Hainan FTP zero-tariff policy uses a "one negative, three positive" list design: a negative list for self-use production equipment and positive lists for raw materials, operating transport/vessels, and resident...
2026-08-28
Hainan FTP launched island-wide customs operation on 18 December 2025, implementing the "open the first line, control the second line, free within the island" (一线放开、二线管住、岛内自由) model. 海南自贸港于2025年12月18日启动全岛封关运作，实施"一线放开、二线管住、岛内自由"的监管模式。The "first...
2026-08-28
All equity caps on passenger-car manufacturing were lifted on 1 January 2022, fully opening the vehicle and parts chain to foreign investment. 2022年1月1日全面取消乘用车制造外资股比上限，整车与零部件全链条对外资开放。The opening covers manufacturing equity, but...
2026-08-28
On 12 August 2026, the MIIT published Announcement No. 21 of 2026, releasing Batch 409 of the catalogue of road motor-vehicle manufacturers and products together with the NEV catalogues...
2026-08-28
All manufacturing foreign-investment access restrictions are now abolished; the 2024 negative list cleared the last manufacturing items, including passenger-vehicle equity caps.制造业外资准入限制已全部取消；2024 年负面清单清除了最后制造业条目，包括乘用车股比限制。The 2025 Catalogue of Encouraged Foreign Investment (in...
2026-08-28
China's auto-parts market is fully open to foreign investment, but the competitive battleground in 2026 has flipped: domestic suppliers are displacing foreign Tier-1s on cost, speed and local R&D,...