On July 10, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued a decision [http://www.samr.gov.cn/fldj/tzgg/ftjpz/202107/t20210708_332421.html] to block the anti-monopoly declaration for a $5.3 billion [https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinese-live-streaming-firm-douyu-terminates-merger-deal-with-huya-2021-07-12/] merger filed by Huya and Douyu, both

On June 22, the Administrative Court of Sweden issued a ruling that upheld a government ban on using Chinese tech company Huawei’s equipment in the country’s 5G network. In the ruling [https://www.domstol.se/en/nyheter/2021/06/forbudet-mot-produkter-fran-huawei-i-svenska-5g-nat-star-fast/] , the Administrative Court made it clear that it

On July 11, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) issued a draft of the revised version (the Draft) of the Measures on Cybersecurity Review (网络安全审查办法（修订草案征求意见稿）). The revision, once finalized, would serve as the legal basis for the cybersecurity reviews launched recently. The Draft solicits comments, which are due by

China has taken a series of actions recently in an effort to tighten scrutiny of the data security practices of domestic technology companies. Most prominently, the Cybersecurity Review Office (CRO) and Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) initiated multiple cybersecurity reviews, including one on Chinese ride-hailing company Didi. These investigations all

The United States and Taiwan held their first trade talks since 2016 and agreed to strengthen trade ties and work together to address a number of issues, including worker’s rights and the environment. On June 30, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Terry McCartin and Taiwan’s Deputy Trade Representative

A panel was established to hear the WTO dispute on Chinese AD/CVD determinations on Australian barley.

On June 10, 2021, China passed the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law (反外国制裁法) ( “the AFSL”), as its tensions over trade, technology, Hong Kong and Xinjiang with both the United States and the European Union continue to heat up and lead to more sanctions. The new law is China's latest legislation