China has built a unified national green-power trading framework and a nationwide Green Electricity Certificate (GEC) system; foreign-invested enterprises registered in China can open accounts and procure GECs like any domestic user. 中国已建立全国统一的绿色电力交易框架与覆盖全国的绿色电力证书（绿证）制度；在境内合法注册的外商投资企业与境内用户一样可开设账户并采购绿证。 The 2024 “Green Power Trading Chapter” folds … Foreign Firms’ Green Power Procurement and Carbon Market ComplianceRead more
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Greater Bay Area 2026: new facilitation for cross-border flow of people, goods and capital
In May 2026 the General Administration of Customs issued a 20-measure package specifically designed to accelerate the flow of goods, people and data across the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area. 2026 年 5 月，海关总署出台包含 20 项具体举措的一揽子政策，专门推动粤港澳大湾区货物、人员与数据的跨境流动。 The “single declaration, dual … Greater Bay Area 2026: new facilitation for cross-border flow of people, goods and capitalRead more
Individual Income Tax Incentives for Foreign Talent in China: The Greater Bay Area, Hengqin and Hainan (2026 Continuity)
The Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) subsidies the individual income tax (IIT) gap for overseas high-end and urgently-needed talent, capped at RMB 5 million per taxpayer per year, through 31 December 2027.粤港澳大湾区对境外高端及紧缺人才的个税差额给予财政补贴，每位纳税人每年上限500万元，执行至2027年12月31日。 Hengqin waives the portion of IIT above … Individual Income Tax Incentives for Foreign Talent in China: The Greater Bay Area, Hengqin and Hainan (2026 Continuity)Read more
Foreign talent individual income tax incentives in China (2026): allowances, the 15% Greater Bay Area cap and Hengqin
Foreign individuals who are tax residents may choose between standard special additional deductions and the housing, language-training and children-education allowances (non-taxable) — but not both — under the延续 policy through 31 December 2027. 符合居民个人条件的外籍个人，可在专项附加扣除与住房、语言训练、子女教育等津补贴免税优惠之间择一享受（不得同时），该政策延续至2027年12月31日。 The Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area … Foreign talent individual income tax incentives in China (2026): allowances, the 15% Greater Bay Area cap and HengqinRead more
Cybersecurity Review and Critical Information Infrastructure Procurement Compliance for Foreign-Invested Enterprises
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 are squarely within scope. 当关键信息基础设施（CII）运营者采购可能影响国家安全的网络产品与服务时，网络安全审查制度即被触发；向这些运营者供应产品的外商投资企业同样被直接纳入监管视野。 The legal backbone is the Cybersecurity … Cybersecurity Review and Critical Information Infrastructure Procurement Compliance for Foreign-Invested EnterprisesRead more
Data Classification, Grading and Critical Information Infrastructure Obligations for Foreign-Invested Enterprises
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 Council Order No. 790, effective 1 January 2025) require handlers to … Data Classification, Grading and Critical Information Infrastructure Obligations for Foreign-Invested EnterprisesRead more
Cross-Border E-Commerce Pilot Zones and Retail Import List Management
China’s cross-border e-commerce (CBEC) runs on a nationwide network of Comprehensive Pilot Zones — now 175-plus covering all provinces — and a positive-list regime that defines which goods may enter via the retail-import channel. 中国跨境电商依托覆盖全国的跨境电子商务综合试验区网络（现175个以上、覆盖所有省份）运行，并以正面清单界定哪些商品可经零售进口通道入境。 The retail-import positive list sets … Cross-Border E-Commerce Pilot Zones and Retail Import List ManagementRead more
FTZ Data Export Negative List and Facilitated Cross-Border Channels
The CAC “Provisions on Promoting and Regulating Cross-Border Data Flows” (CAC Decree No. 16, 22 March 2024) let free-trade zones formulate their own data-export negative lists under the national data classification framework. 国家网信办《促进和规范数据跨境流动规定》（2024年3月22日，第16号令）授权自由贸易试验区在国家数据分类分级保护制度框架下自行制定数据出境负面清单。 A free-trade zone’s negative list identifies the … FTZ Data Export Negative List and Facilitated Cross-Border ChannelsRead more
China’s Data Export Security Assessment Route (2026): a Field Guide for Foreign-Invested Enterprises
The security assessment is the highest-threshold of China’s three data-export routes and is mandatory when a Critical Information Infrastructure Operator (CIIO) exports personal information, or when any processor exports important data or large volumes of personal information. 安全评估是中国数据出境三条通道中门槛最高的一条，当关键信息基础设施运营者（CIIO）出境个人信息，或任何处理者出境重要数据、或大规模出境个人信息时，必须申报安全评估。 The statutory … China’s Data Export Security Assessment Route (2026): a Field Guide for Foreign-Invested EnterprisesRead more
Cross-Border Transfer of Personal Information via the China Standard Contract: Thresholds, Filing and Model Clauses
The standard contract is the second of PIPL’s three export routes: sign with the overseas recipient, then file with the provincial cyberspace administration. 标准合同是《个保法》三条出境路径中的第二条：与境外接收方签约，再向省级网信部门备案。 Eligibility is fixed by volume bands: non-CIIO, 100k–under 1m non-sensitive or under 10k sensitive individuals, and … Cross-Border Transfer of Personal Information via the China Standard Contract: Thresholds, Filing and Model ClausesRead more