China Legal Trends provides up-to-the-minute comments on China's laws, regulations, policies and cases, as well as in-depth analyses on major events relating to Chinese law and insights on public documents.
As a column of China Justice Observer, China Legal Trends is updated daily.
Mon, 30 Jan 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In December 2022, Beijing Fourth Intermediate People’s Court reported its work on foreign court judgment/arbitral awards enforcement cases. Since 2018, the court has accepted 332 cases, with the total amount in controversy reaching more than CNY 5 billion (approx. USD 740 million).
Tue, 24 Jan 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In November 2022, China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission issued the “Measures for the Comprehensive Regulatory Rating of Foreign Bank Branches” (For Trial Implementation), setting up rules for assessing the operating risks of foreign bank branches.
Mon, 23 Jan 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In October 2022, China Arbitration Association was registered with the Ministry of Civil Affairs as a social organization, marking its official establishment since being under consideration in 2018.
Mon, 23 Jan 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In December 2022, CNKI, China’s most prominent academic publisher, was given an administrative penalty, with a fine of 87.6 million yuan(approx. $12.9 million).
Mon, 23 Jan 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In December 2022, China ratified extradition treaties with four countries, including Armenia, Congo, Kenya, and Uruguay.
Mon, 16 Jan 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In December 2022, China’s legislature revised the “Wild Animal Conservation Law”, which was the forth time the law was amended.
Mon, 16 Jan 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In December 2022, China’s legislature adopted the “Amendment to the Foreign Trade Law”, which deleted relevant provisions on the registration of foreign trade operators. This means that Chinese companies do not need to obtain special qualifications to engage in import and export business.
Mon, 16 Jan 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In December 2022, China’s legislature, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) adopted the “Interpretation of Article 14 and Article 47 of the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR)”.
Mon, 16 Jan 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In December 2022, China’s first legislation for reservists, the “Reservists Law”, was adopted by China’s legislature.
Mon, 09 Jan 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In December 2022, China issued the “Twenty Data Measures”, aiming to establish a basic system for data and maximize the role of data elements.