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.
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In January 2022, the Supreme People’s Court issued the “Interpretation on the Application of Punitive Damages in Cases Involving Eco-environmental Infringement Disputes” (最高人民法院关于审理生态环境侵权纠纷案件适用惩罚性赔偿的解释), setting out rules on punitive damages in eco-environmental tort disputes.
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In January 2022, China’s first county-level one-stop dispute resolution platform for international commercial disputes was set up based on the “Cooperation Agreement on One-stop Dispute Resolution through Litigation, Arbitration and Mediation” (关于诉讼、仲裁与调解一站式纠纷解决的合作协议) in Yiwu.
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In January 2021, the General Office of the State Council issued the “Opinions on Further Stabilizing Foreign Trade by Adopting Cross-Cyclical Adjustment Measures” (关于做好跨周期调节进一步稳外贸的意见), laying out 15 measures to further open up and take cross-cyclical adjustments in 2022.
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In December 2021, China’s State Council issued the “14th Five-Year Plan for Digital Economy Development” (“十四五”数字经济发展规划), which clarifies the goal for China’s digital economy in 2025.
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In December 2021, China’s Ministry of Commerce and General Administration of Customs jointly issued the “Catalogue of Dual-Use Items and Technologies Subject to Import and Export License Administration” (两用物项和技术进出口许可证管理目录), which lists the dual-use items and technologies that shall apply for a license when imported, exported or transported.
Mon, 14 Feb 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In December 2021, China’s Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs jointly issued the “Catalogue of Goods Subject to Export License Administration (2022)” (出口许可证管理货物目录(2022年)).
Sat, 12 Feb 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In January 2022, the State Administration for Market Regulation issued 13 administrative penalties against multiple internet giants.
Fri, 11 Feb 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In December 2021, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other 14 departments jointly issued the “14th Five-Year Plan for the Robotics Industry” (“十四五”机器人产业发展规划), under which China’s robotics industry is set to become a global center of technology innovation, high-end manufacturing and integrated applications in 2025.
Thu, 10 Feb 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In December 2021, the National Information Security Standardization Technical Committee issued the “Cybersecurity Practices Guidelines – Guidelines for Categorization and Classification of Network Data” (网络安全标准实践指南——网络数据分类分级指引), which stipulates the principles, the framework and the methods of categorization and classification of network data.
Wed, 09 Feb 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In January 2022, the Cyberspace Administration of China issued the “Administrative Provisions on Mobile Internet Application Information Service (Draft for Public Comment)” 移动互联网应用程序信息服务管理规定), which tightens regulations on app information service.