On 14 Dec. 2020, China National Intellectual Property Administration issued the first batch of Guiding Cases on administrative enforcement of intellectual property rights.
Tianjing enacted the Regulation of Social Credit of Tianjin Municipality, which will come into force as of 1 Jan. 2021, prohibiting to collect biometric data such as facial recognition information.
Samming Intermediate Court in Fujian rendered a first-instance judgment on the case of returning the Buddha statue with the mummified body of Zhanggong Zushi.
On 9 Jan. 2021,China's Ministry of Commerce promulgated the Rules on Counteracting Unjustified Extra-Territorial Application of Foreign Legislation and Other Measures.