On August 20, China’s Standing Committee of National People’s Congress passed the nation’s first Personal Information Protection Law (个人信息保护法) (PIPL) (informal English version here). It is modeled after the Europe Union's General Data Protection Regulation, and has been called by some western media “one of

During an August 23 press conference [http://www.scio.gov.cn/xwfbh/xwbfbh/wqfbh/44687/46624/wz46626/Document/1710966/1710966.htm] (link in Chinese) held by the State Council Information Office, officials from China’s Ministry of Commerce expressed interest in pursuing free trade agreements, as they referred to foreign

On June 29, the Standing Committee of Shenzhen Municipal People’s Congress passed the Data Regulations of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone (hereafter referred to as “the Data Regulations”) (深圳经济特区数据条例 [http://www.sznews.com/content/mb/2021-07/07/content_24370464.htm?cxid=iyt&token=1625616000115] , link in Chinese). The rules

On August 5, President Biden issued an “Executive Order on Strengthening American Leadership in Clean Cars and Trucks [https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/08/05/executive-order-on-strengthening-american-leadership-in-clean-cars-and-trucks/] ,” making a push for electric vehicles (EVs) in the United States. While some Chinese firms may see this policy as benefiting Chinese

After the recent saga involving Chinese company Didi, which was subject to investigations [https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/china-tightens-data-security-scrutiny-on-technology-companies/] by Chinese regulatory authorities only a couple of days after going public in the United States, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is tightening rules for Chinese companies who try

On July 29, China announced that it would again adjust the export tariffs for certain steel products (including ferrochrome and high-purity pig iron), and cancel export tax rebates for some steel products (including cold-rolled products and hot-dipped galvanized coil). The decisions were announced through two separate notices and will take

On July 26, China’s Ministry of Commerce announced that it would extend the antidumping and countervailing duty investigation periods on polyphenylene ether imported from the United States. The No. 17 Notice [http://cacs.mofcom.gov.cn/cacscms/article/jkdc?articleId=170071&type=F] and No. 18 Notice [http: