China: Government Contracts, Procurement & PPP

Former CBP auditor Kathleen August explains why traditional audit readiness is no longer sufficient for importers facing increased customs scrutiny. With CBP's enhanced analytical capabilities...

北京市経済・情報化局、人力資源・社会保障局、市場監督管理局などは8月19日、企業の海外展開を支援する7種類の「海外進出サービスパッケージ」を共同発表した。デジタル経済、知的財産権、海外市場開拓などに関する行政サービスをまとめ、企業が必要な支援をより簡便に利用できる

China's National Development and Reform Commission has released a draft revision of its Outbound Investment Management Measures, translating the principles established in State Council...

The Department of Defense has updated its Section 1260H list of Chinese military companies, adding WuXi AppTec and 27 other entities.

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.

China's Supreme People's Court and Supreme People's Procuratorate have unified criminal prosecution standards for bribery involving non-state personnel with those for state officials, dramatically lowering thresholds and increasing penalties. This landmark judicial interpretation eliminates the historical "dual-track" system that treated private sector corruption more leniently, fundamentally reshaping compliance obligations for foreign and domestic enterprises operating in China.

汽车工业的供应链体系具有高度复杂性、协同性和时效性等特点，汽车生产厂家（主机厂）与其供应商之间形成层次复杂、彼此交互的网络关系。

在跨境PPP项目中，除社会资本方（投资者）与政府方（东道国政府）外，独立工程师作为关键第三方，居于重要地位。

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is taking a renewed and aggressive enforcement approach to educational institutions and researchers with affiliations with China, using the False Claims Act (FCA) to impose liability.