China: Government, Public Sector

国务院颁布《国务院关于对外投资的规定》，标志着中国在推进高水平制度型开放进程中迈出重要一步。这部首个专门针对境外投资的行政法规，

Meet Sunny Su, a Principal and Head of Digital and Commercial at Lusheng Law Firm, whose career journey uniquely blends Chinese tradition with international legal expertise. How has her unconventional path—from studying abroad while raising a young son to leading complex IP commercial matters—shaped her approach to both professional practice and family life? Discover how traditional Chinese family support systems enabled her independent career choices and global perspective.

Cybersecurity and data-compliance due diligence has evolved from a routine risk-mitigation exercise into a decisive factor that can determine the success or failure of mergers and acquisitions involving Chinese targets.

China has enacted the world's first Ecological Environment Code, a comprehensive legal framework integrating over 30 environmental laws into a unified system. This landmark legislation establishes systematic governance mechanisms for pollution prevention, ecological protection, and green development, fundamentally transforming how environmental compliance and enforcement operate across all sectors.

China's National Intellectual Property Administration has released its 2025 典型事例 (typical cases) for trademark administrative protection, showcasing enforcement actions across diverse sectors including AI, fashion, toys, and agriculture.

On 3 April 2026, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) issued the Draft Provisions on Simplified Measures for Personal Information Protection for Small-Scale Data Controllers...

Meta's acquisition of Manus has sparked intense debate over compliance with China's foreign investment security review regime. This analysis examines how the transaction's structure—involving the transfer of AI business assets from China to an offshore jurisdiction before sale to Meta—falls within the scope of China's security review requirements.

China has issued sweeping new regulations that directly challenge Western sanctions, export controls, and forced-labor compliance regimes, creating structural conflicts for multinational companies operating across jurisdictions. These measures authorize investigations, countermeasures, and a "malicious entity list" targeting foreign actors and their advisers who comply with extraterritorial rules deemed improper by Beijing. The regulations carry material personal exposure for executives, compliance staff, a

On February 17, 2026, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council took the next step to implement the prohibition on federal acquisition of products and services that incorporate semiconductors manufactured...

Exploring the legal enforceability of back-to-back payment clauses across multiple jurisdictions, this analysis examines how different countries treat "Pay If Paid" versus "Pay When Paid" provisions in construction contracts. The article reveals critical differences in judicial approaches to risk allocation between contractors and subcontractors when upstream payments are delayed or never materialize.

在增量内卷、运营为王的时代，轻资产管理方纷纷入局商业地产。然而，目前不少轻资产项目陷入赚钱不易、离场不能而进退两难的困局，各方于是探索各种“破局”之道。

On 3 April 2026, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) issued the Draft Provisions on Simplified Measures for Personal Information Protection for Small-Scale Data Controllers...