China: Inward/ Foreign Investment

The implementation of China's Foreign Investment Law has fundamentally transformed the legal landscape for foreign-invested enterprises, creating new challenges in corporate restructuring and shareholder disputes. Two critical issues have emerged: determining shareholder status for Chinese partners whose equity was historically registered as zero, and navigating the shift from approval-based to filing-based requirements for equity transfers.

Meta's acquisition of Manus has sparked widespread attention in China, raising critical questions about foreign investment security review compliance. When a domestic AI company transfers core business assets overseas before selling to a foreign buyer, does this constitute a reviewable transaction under Chinese law? This analysis examines the regulatory framework and compliance implications for cross-border technology deals.

外資系企業による中国での研究開発投資が拡大している。今年1〜2月に新設された外資系企業は8631社に上り、前年同期比で14％増加した...

China has enhanced its foreign investment incentives by introducing a tax credit mechanism alongside the existing tax deferral framework.

On July 14, 2023, the Ministry of Science and Technology (hereinafter referred to as the "Ministry of Science and Technology") issued the "Notice on Updating the Service Guidelines...

The direct overseas offering and listing by domestic entities refers to the overseas offering and listing by joint-stock companies registered and incorporated domestically in China (the "Direct Overseas Listings"), which is currently one of the main ways for domestic entities to be listed overseas.

近年来，随着云计算、人工智能等技术的爆发式增长，数据作为新型生产要素的地位愈发凸显，而作为数据存储与处理核心载体的互联网数据

On March 13, 2025, Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), introduced the Foreign Investment Guardrails to Help Thwart (FIGHT) China Act, intended to curb outbound US investment in critical technologies...

On February 21, 2025, the White House announced new foreign investment policies focused on restricting investments into and from the People's Republic of China (PRC or China).