Huan Zhu
China Sets Goals To Improve Laws Governing E-Commerce
On October 26, China’s Ministry of Commerce, along with the National Development
and Reform Commission and the Cyberspace Administration of China, issued the
Development Plan for E-Commerce in the 14th Five-Year
[http://images.mofcom.gov.cn/dzsws/202110/20211026104704129.pdf] (link in
Chinese). The document sets out
Chinese Premier Calls for More Economic Integration with ASEAN
On October 26, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang spoke at the 24th ASEAN Summit. During
his speech
[http://english.www.gov.cn/premier/speeches/202110/27/content_WS61788ebfc6d0df57f98e3dd0.html]
, he called for further cooperation between China and ASEAN in economic
integration, as well as in development, technology innovation, environmental
protection and
FCC Bans China Telecom U.S. Business, Eyeing More Companies Soon
On October 26, the FCC revoked
[https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-revokes-china-telecom-americas-telecom-services-authority]
the license for the state-owned China Telecom Corp.’s U.S. business China
Telecom Americas to provide domestic interstate and international
telecommunications services in the United States. Decisions on licenses
Chinese Customs Stops Issuing GSP Certificates for Exports to EU, UK and Others
On October 25, China’s General Administration of Customs issued a notice
[http://www.customs.gov.cn/customs/302249/2480148/3968366/index.html] (link in
Chinese) stating that, according to the Provisions for Issuing GSP Certificates
of Origin, since EU members, the United Kingdom, Canada, Turkey, Ukraine and
Liechtenstein no
China Allows Italian Beef Imports
On October 26, China’s General Administration of Customs issued a notice
[http://www.customs.gov.cn/customs/302249/2480148/3969244/index.html] (link in
Chinese) setting forth SPS requirements for imports of beef from Italy. The
notice takes effect immediately.
The notice sets forth details on SPS requirements for
China Reiterates Equal Treatment of Foreign-Invested Companies in Government Procurement
Recently, the Chinese Ministry of Finance issued a document titled “Notice on
the Implementation of Relevant Policies regarding Equal Treatment for Domestic
and Foreign-invested Enterprises in Government Procurement Activities
[http://gks.mof.gov.cn/guizhangzhidu/202110/t20211020_3759590.htm] (link in
Chinese).” In principle, the notice states that all
New Hong Kong Customs Chief Discusses Efforts to Stop Smuggling of Australian Lobsters to Mainland
Ho Pui-shan (Louise Ho) became Hong Kong’s new Commissioner of Customs and
Excise on October 21. During the press conference
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAVjSzsTXVo] (link in Cantonese) with media
after taking the position, she mentioned combatting smuggling as one of the
tasks of her agency,