China issued its first White Paper on its export control system, providing a full picture of its system, implementation and enforcement. It also criticized the abuse of export controls without naming any specific nation, and called for more international cooperation to ensure “normal international science and technology exchanges and economic

On January 1, 2022, China's two updated negative lists for foreign investment came into effect. On paper, the shortened lists, with fewer sectors excluded from foreign investment, mean foreign investors are allowed to invest in more areas than before, with the auto and telecommunications manufacturing sectors being of

At a WTO meeting of the Council for Trade in Services on October 22, 2021, Japan and the U.S. put China's cybersecurity measures on the agenda. These two Members, along with Canada, Australia, and the EU, offered comments on the measures, expressing concern with the burdens they

China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) recently issued 18 cases of local governments creating market barriers to curb competition, and stated that it will continue working with other agencies and third-parties to launch investigations to ensure the negative list system is fully implemented. The NDRC announcement, No.

On December 14, China’s General Administration of Customs (GACC) issued a notice providing more information related to the new registration requirements for companies that export food to China. The Notice, No.103 of 2021 (link in Chinese), is part of the implementation of the Provisions of the People'

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) announced today that 106 apps must be removed from app stores for continuing to infringe on consumer rights. Among them, 5 apps were designated by the MIIT and 101 apps were identified by provincial agencies. Additional administrative penalties may be

China is set to enforce its new rules governing import and export food safety on January 1, 2022. The Measures of the People's Republic of China for the Administration of Import and Export Food Safety (进出口食品安全管理办法 [http://jckspj.customs.gov.cn/spj/zcfg18/bmgz91/3625580/index.html] ) (link