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
The State Council's Regulation on the Administration of Exit...China’s Exit and Entry Administration Regulation Takes Effect: Intermediary Filing and the Compliance Boundary - Read more
China's foreigner work permit has two routes: applying from...Applying for a Foreigner’s Work Permit Inside China: The Nine Statutory Situations and the A/B/C Talent Categories - Read more
The Provisions of the National Financial Regulatory Administration on...Serious Dishonesty Lists in Financial Regulation: The Rules Effective 1 October 2026 and What They Mean for Foreign Banks - Read more
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
In early April 2026 China convened a National Services...Services Opening After the National Services Conference: Foreign-Invested Value-Added Telecom Pilots Reach 221 - Read more
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
China acceded to the Hague Agreement (1999 Act) on 5 February 2022 and it took effect on 5 May 2022, giving foreign and Chinese applicants one filing route to...
2026-08-28
China expanded its cross-border e-commerce pilot zones to 175, covering all 31 provincial regions in February 2026. 2026年2月，中国将跨境电商综试区扩至175个，覆盖全部31个省级行政区。Filing for cross-border e-commerce export overseas-warehouse (Model 9810) has been cancelled; only...
2026-08-28
China operates a mandatory, tiered cybersecurity regime (MLPS + CII) that FIEs cannot opt out of; MLPS is the baseline obligation for virtually every network operator. 中国实行强制、分层的网络安全制度（等保＋关键信息基础设施），外商投资企业无法退出；等保几乎适用于所有网络运营者，是合规底线。MLPS 2.0...
2026-08-28
On 6 August 2026 the Cybersecurity Review Office (under the Cyberspace Administration of China) announced a network-security review of products sold by Palo Alto Networks in China, citing protection...
2026-08-28
China's cyberspace regulator has released a draft rule for "large personal-information processors," consolidating two earlier platform-focused drafts into one accountability regime for the biggest data holders.国家网信部门发布《大型个人信息处理者个人信息保护规定（征求意见稿）》，将早前两份聚焦平台的规定整合为面向最大规模数据处理者的统一责任制度。A processor handling over...
2026-08-28
The Cybersecurity Review regime applies whenever a Critical Information Infrastructure (CII) operator procures network products or services that may affect national security — and foreign-invested enterprises supplying those products...
2026-08-28
China mandates a data classification and grading (数据分类分级) baseline; the national standard GB/T 43697-2024 took effect on 1 October 2024. 中国确立了数据分类分级基线制度，国家标准GB/T 43697-2024于2024年10月1日施行。The Network Data Security Management Regulations (State...
2026-08-28
The Decision amending the Cybersecurity Law was adopted on 28 October 2025 and takes effect on 1 January 2026, with 14 amendments and a reissued text. 修改《网络安全法》的决定于2025年10月28日通过、2026年1月1日起施行，共14项修改并重新公布。A new...
2026-08-28
China's Network Data Security Regulation (State Council Order 790) took effect on 1 January 2025, turning the Cybersecurity Law, Data Security Law and PIPL into operational, enforceable obligations for...
2026-08-28
Cross-border e-commerce retail import (跨境电商零售进口) lets foreign brands sell to Chinese consumers without a full general-trade product registration, using two customs models: bonded import (网购保税进口, code 1210) and direct...