As we reported in January, Japan and the U.S. put China's cybersecurity measures on the agenda of a meeting of the WTO's Council for Trade in Services in October 2021. The same two countries put these measures on the agenda at the March 2022 meeting

During a nation-wide teleconference designed to stabilize the economy, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang emphasized the importance of supporting and enhancing foreign trade and investment. His statements came alongside some new government measures that aim to stabilize and boost foreign trade.

China's Customs recently announced that it will allow longan imports from Cambodia. This is the third fruit that has been allowed to be shipped from Cambodia to China.

Recently, China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE), along with 13 other agencies, issued a new rule on compensation for environmentally damaging behavior. This is the first nation-wide regulation as part of the implementation of China's Civil Code provisions that address this matter. It took effect

China's state planner recently issued a draft of the catalogue of sectors in which foreign investment is encouraged. The draft expanded the encouraged sectors to cover agriculture, equipment manufacturing, pharmaceutical manufacturing, as well as technical services. It also encourages investment in China's northeastern, central and western

China's securities regulator is currently soliciting public comments on a recently issued draft of measures on cybersecurity issues in the securities and futures sector. The comments are due by May 29.

China's Ministry of Commerce recently published a draft of its implementing rules for its Export Control Law. The draft is now open for public comments until May 22. Some of the noteworthy elements of the draft are summarized below.