Protecting industrial designs in China via the Hague Agreement
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 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
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
Cross-border e-commerce retail import into China is governed primarily by two customs supervision modes: bonded stock (code 1210) and direct purchase import (code 9610).中国跨境电商零售进口主要适用两种海关监管方式：保税备货（代码 1210）与直购进口（9610）。 The GACC Notice No. 486...
2026-08-28
Cross-border e-commerce retail imports are regulated as "personal self-use inbound articles," not general trade — meaning no first-import licence, registration, or filing is required for list goods, but the...
2026-08-28
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...
E-commerce Entry / 电商入华, Policy Updates / 政策动态
2026-08-28
China's first dedicated livestream e-commerce regulation — SAMR and CAC Order No. 117, published on 18 December 2025 — takes effect on 1 February 2026. 中国首部直播电商领域专门规章——市场监管总局、国家网信办令第117号，2025年12月18日公布——自2026年2月1日起施行。The Measures divide...