On January 15, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) issued the Draft Rare Earth Management Provisions (公开征求对《稀土管理条例（征求意见稿）》的意见) and solicited public comments, which are due by February 15. This draft comes after Chinese President Xi Jinping visited a rare earth factory in May of 2019,

On January 9, China’s Ministry of Commerce issued the Rules on Unjustified Extra-Territorial Application of Foreign Legislation and Other Measures ( 《阻断外国法律与措施不当域外适用办法》 [http://www.mofcom.gov.cn/article/b/fwzl/202101/20210103029710.shtml]) (official translation here [http://english.mofcom.gov.cn/article/policyrelease/announcement/202101/20210103029708.shtml] ), taking effect immediately.

China recently revised several lists [http://tradingwithchinanews.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=1175&action=edit] that would potentially attract more foreign investments. However, its new measures on foreign investment security review could create more hurdles for foreign investors. On December 19, 2020, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)

On October 21, the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress reviewed and issued the draft Personal Information Protection Law ( 中华人民共和国个人信息保护法 (草案) [https://www.secrss.com/articles/26427]) to solicit public comments. Comments are due by November 19, 2020.  If passed, the law will become China’s first

On September 19, the Ministry of Commerce issued Decree No. 4 [2020] Provisions on the List of Unreliable Entities (《不可靠实体清单规定》) [http://www.mofcom.gov.cn/article/b/fwzl/202009/20200903002593.shtml] (“the Provisions”), taking effect on the date of issuance. This is part of China’s overall effort to create

On September 4, the State Administration for Market Regulation issued the Provisions on Trade Secret Protection (Draft for Comment) (《商业秘密保护规定（征求意见稿）》 [http://www.moj.gov.cn/news/content/2020-09/04/zlk_3255345.html]), to solicit public comments. Comments are due by October 18, 2020. This Draft is to implement the

On August 31, the National Information Security Standardization Technical Committee issued the Draft of Information Security Technology-Security Specification for Network Data Processing (《信息安全技术 网络数据处理安全规范》 [https://www.tc260.org.cn/front/postDetail.html?id=20200830094619]) for public comments. Comments are due by October 27, 2020. The Draft applies to network operators’