China’s Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council issued a notice promulgating the “Import and Export Tariffs of the People’s Republic of China (2020) ” (《进出口税则（2020） [http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/2019-12/31/content_5465302.htm]》) on December 30, 2019. The notice sets the basic tariff rates

On November 7, the State Council issued the Opinions on Further Improving the Use of Foreign Capital (《国务院关于进一步做好利用外资工作的意见》 [http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/content/2019-11/07/content_5449754.htm]. This Opinions are intended to support the implementation of China’s new Foreign Investment Law and stabilize foreign investments amid

On October 17, China signed a Free Trade Agreement [http://www.xinhuanet.com/2019-10/17/c_1125119107.htm] with Mauritius. This is the 17th FTA China has signed, and the first FTA with an African country. This may help China to export more to Africa more broadly because Mauritius

On June 13, the CAC issued the Personal Information Cross-Border Security Review Measures (Draft) (个人信息出境安全评估办法（征求意见稿) [http://www.cac.gov.cn/2019-06/13/c_1124613618.htm]). The Draft has 22 provisions, covering the security review criteria for cross-border transfer of personal information, contracts related to personal information