This is a guest post by Zhiguo YU, partner at Zhong Lun Law Firm, fellow of Institute of International Dispute Settlement, Tsinghua University and the Institute of International Economic Law, Georgetown Law Center, and arbitrator of Tianjin Arbitration Commission. 1. INTRODUCTION Trade barrier investigations in China are designed to address

In a recent IP dispute, China’s Tianjin Binhai People’s Court ruled that American company Apple was responsible for unauthorized content published by third-party apps in the App Store. As a result, Apple was fined 12 million yuan (USD 1.9 million), according to a report [http://www.

On October 8, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued an administrative decision [http://www.samr.gov.cn/xw/zj/202110/t20211008_335364.html] (link in Chinese) relating to certain anti-competitive practices by Meituan, a leading online food delivery company. The investigation started in April 2021 and

China’s Customs agency recently announced that it would suspend imports of some beef products from the United Kingdom and Mongolia, as well as some pork products from Haiti, due to sanitary concerns. All three documents were issued on September 29 and took effect immediately. According to one announcement [http:

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-

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