Huan Zhu
China Proposes Expanding and Clarifying Cybersecurity Reviews
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 Tightens Data Security Scrutiny on Technology Companies
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
U.S. and Taiwan Resume Trade Talks
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
Key Aspects of Australia's WTO Complaint against China's AD/CVD Determinations on Barley
A panel was established to hear the WTO dispute on Chinese AD/CVD determinations on Australian barley.
China's New Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law
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
China Sets Out More Rules on Data Through Its first Data Security Law
On June 10, China’s Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress passed China’s first Data Security Law (数据安全法). The Data Security Law (the Law) was heavily influenced by the United States’ Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act (the CLOUD Act) and the European Union’s General
MOFCOM Announces Trade Remedy Rules Applies to UK and EU after Brexit
On January 29, China’s Ministry of Commerce issued the No. 3 Notice of 2021,
Notice on Handling Trade Remedy Cases involving EU and UK after Brexit
[http://www.mofcom.gov.cn/article/b/c/202102/20210203035894.shtml].
The official statement reads as follows:
> The United Kingdom officially withdrew