New law expands CFIUS’ jurisdiction and brings important procedural changes to foreign direct investment review.
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..The new legislation extends CFIUS’ jurisdiction to cover non-controlling investments in the...more
8/14/2018
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China ,
Covered Transactions ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
Export Controls ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Investment ,
National Security ,
NDAA ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department
President Xi announces a comprehensive, 14-point reform policy that has long-term implications for companies with business interests in China.
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..President Xi Jinping has formalized a national commitment to...more
11/21/2017
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Conservation ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Emissions Trading System ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Violations ,
Green Finance ,
Impact Assessments ,
Lending ,
Multinationals ,
Natural Resources ,
NDRC ,
Operational Permits ,
Outbound Transactions ,
Presidential Decrees ,
Private Right of Action ,
Public Citizen ,
Regulatory Reform
China, the world’s largest producer and consumer of pesticides, is strengthening its regulation of agrochemicals. The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) recently issued revisions to the country’s pesticide registration...more
The Chinese government has announced a US$4 trillion investment in developing infrastructure globally under the “Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI). Under the BRI the Chinese government will spend US$750 billion on overseas...more
Since establishing the People’s Bank of China’s Green Finance Task Force in 2014, China has encouraged green financing mechanisms through a variety of pioneering initiatives. For example, the country has designated five green...more
President Xi has announced the creation of a new environmental bureau to oversee China’s state-owned natural resources. Establishment of the new bureau is one of the most notable outcomes of the recent meeting of the 19th...more
In recent months, teams of inspectors from China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection and the Communist Party’s anti-corruption commission have conducted a slew of surprise inspections of various industrial facilities...more
At the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, President Xi Jinping asserted his country’s emerging leadership in environmental stewardship and pledged to build a “beautiful China”. In his speech to the 2,300...more