With the refinement of China’s antitrust legislation and a growing public awareness of rights protection, the number of civil lawsuits related to monopolistic conduct has steadily increased in recent years in China....more
12/5/2025
/ Abuse of Dominance ,
Administrative Authority ,
Anti-Monopoly ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Burden of Proof ,
Causation ,
China ,
Competition Authorities ,
Damages ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Evidence ,
Monopolization ,
Vertical Agreement
The cross-border transfer of personal information (hereinafter referred to as “PI,” and such transfers as “PI export”) is a routine and often essential part of business operations for companies in China—particularly...more
12/4/2025
/ China ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
International Data Transfers ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
Personal Data ,
Personal Information ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Sensitive Personal Information
This monthly report outlines key developments in China’s data protection sector for November. The following events merit special attention:...more
11/21/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
China ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Data Transfers ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Government Agencies ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Information ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements
SAMR Launches Antitrust Investigation Against Qualcomm Over Suspected Failure to Merger Filing: On October 10, 2025, SAMR initiated an investigation into Qualcomm for its failure to file the concentration of undertakings...more
11/20/2025
/ Antitrust Investigations ,
China ,
Competition Authorities ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Merger Controls ,
New Legislation ,
Pre-Merger Filing Requirements ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) ,
Unfair Competition
This monthly report outlines key developments in China’s antitrust sector for October. The following events merit special attention: SAMR Launches Further Investigation into Nvidia for Suspected Antitrust Violations: On...more
10/29/2025
/ Anticompetitive Behavior ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Cartels ,
China ,
Competition Authorities ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Merger Controls ,
Merger Reviews ,
Popular ,
Price-Fixing ,
State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) ,
Unfair Competition
This monthly report outlines key developments in China’s data protection sector for October. The following events merit special attention: China Issues First National Standard for Certification of Cross-Border Personal...more
10/28/2025
/ China ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Enforcement Actions ,
International Data Transfers ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
Personal Information ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Requirements
On October 10, 2025, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) announced it has opened an antitrust investigation into Qualcomm Inc.’s recent acquisition of Autotalks. The U.S. chip giant is suspected of...more
10/13/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
China ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Filing Requirements ,
Gun-Jumping ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Popular ,
Pre-Merger Filing Requirements ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Semiconductors ,
State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR)
Breaking a ten-month silence, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) of China announced on 15 September 2025, that it had decided to proceed with a further investigation into NVIDIA. This decision marks the...more
10/9/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
China ,
Competition Authorities ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Gun-Jumping ,
Merger Controls ,
Merger Reviews ,
NVIDIA ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Semiconductors ,
State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR)
The automotive industry is a critical pillar of China’ s national economy. With an exceptionally long industrial chain - extending upstream to resource development, spanning midstream through component manufacturing and...more
10/1/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Automotive Industry ,
China ,
Competition Authorities ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Pre-Merger Filing Requirements ,
State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) ,
Supply Chain ,
Threshold Requirements
On September 9, 2025, Dior (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (“Dior Shanghai”) was publicly sanctioned in China for unlawfully transferring personal information (“PI”) overseas. This marks the first administrative penalty in China for...more
9/30/2025
/ China ,
Compliance ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Personal Information ,
Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Assessment
Healthcare has consistently ranked among the top enforcement priorities for Chinese antitrust regulators, reflecting its direct implications for consumer welfare and public policy. In recent years, the State Administration...more
9/15/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Anti-Competitive ,
China ,
Competition Authorities ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Healthcare ,
Investment ,
Medical Devices ,
Merger Controls ,
Merger Reviews ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Popular ,
State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) ,
Supply Chain ,
Vertical Mergers
On September 9, 2025, China announced the landmark administrative penalty against Dior (Shanghai) over unlawful cross-border transfers of personal information, with the primary violation being the failure to satisfy the...more
9/9/2025
/ China ,
Cross-Border ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Enforcement Actions ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Personal Information ,
Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) ,
Regulatory Requirements
This monthly report outlines key developments in China’s antitrust sector for August. The following events merit special attention: SAMR Suspends Antitrust Investigation into DuPont China: In April 2025, SAMR publicly...more
8/15/2025
/ Abuse of Dominance ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
China ,
Competition Authorities ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Gun-Jumping ,
Merger Controls ,
Merger Reviews ,
Penalties ,
Popular ,
Price-Fixing ,
State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR)
This monthly report outlines key developments in China’s data protection sector for August. The following events merit special attention: CAC Summons NVIDIA Over Cybersecurity Concerns Related to H20 Chip: On July 31, CAC...more
8/15/2025
/ China ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Enforcement Actions ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Information ,
Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements
On June 27, 2025, China adopted a revised revision of its Anti-Unfair Competition Law (“AUCL”), which will take effect on October 15, 2025. As one of the two pillars of China’s competition law framework—alongside the...more
8/8/2025
/ Abuse of Dominance ,
Algorithms ,
Anti-Monopoly ,
China ,
Data Protection ,
Digital Platforms ,
E-Commerce ,
New Legislation ,
Online Platforms ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) ,
Supply Chain ,
Unfair Competition ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Since the Anti-Monopoly Law came into effect in 2008, China has established a merger control regime now administered by the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR). Transactions that meet the notification...more
7/25/2025
/ Administrative Agencies ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
China ,
Competition ,
Corporate Sales Transactions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Judicial Review ,
Merger Agreements ,
Merger Controls ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) ,
Threshold Requirements
This monthly report outlines key developments in China’s data protection sector for July. The following events merit special attention: CAC Issues Third Edition of the Data Export Security Assessment Application Guide: On...more
7/22/2025
/ Automotive Industry ,
Biometric Information ,
China ,
Compliance ,
Cross-Border ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Information Technology ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Policy ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Reform
This monthly report outlines key developments in China’s antitrust sector for July. SAMR Solicits Public Comments on the Revised Provisions on the Prohibition of Monopoly Agreements, Refining the “Safe Harbor” Standards for...more
7/21/2025
/ Administrative Agencies ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
China ,
Competition ,
Compliance ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Monopolization ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Safe Harbors ,
State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) ,
Unfair Competition
In the past half year of 2025, China’s antitrust watchdog has imposed fines on 11 individuals for antitrust violations, including sole proprietors, senior executives, and employees involved in cartels or obstruction of...more
7/11/2025
/ Anti-Monopoly ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Cartels ,
China ,
Civil Liability ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Criminal Sanctions ,
Employees ,
Fines ,
Penalties ,
Personal Liability ,
Risk Management
As the digital economy continues to thrive and remote work becomes increasingly mainstream, an “offshore model” of business operation has emerged. Under this model, companies may provide services to users in a given...more
7/10/2025
/ China ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Data Privacy ,
EU ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
National Security ,
Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State Privacy Laws ,
United States
This monthly report outlines key developments in China’s data protection sector for June. TC260 Two Cybersecurity Practice Guidelines on Personal Information Protection Compliance Audits: On May 19, 2025, TC260 issued two...more
6/23/2025
/ Audits ,
China ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Government Agencies ,
New Regulations ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Web Scraping
This monthly report outlines key developments in China’s antitrust sector for June. The following events merit special attention: SAMR Seeks Comments on Provisions for Curbing Acts of Abusing Administrative Power to Eliminate...more
6/20/2025
/ Administrative Authority ,
Anti-Monopoly ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Application Programming Interface (APIs) ,
Bid Rigging ,
China ,
Collusion ,
Competition ,
Competition Authorities ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Government Agencies ,
Monopolization ,
NDRC ,
New Legislation ,
Penalties ,
Personal Liability ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Price-Fixing ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Proposed Rules ,
State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) ,
Supply Chain ,
Supply Shortages ,
Supreme Peoples Court ,
Unfair Competition ,
Water Supplies
This monthly report outlines key developments in China’s data protection sector for May. The following events merit special attention...more
5/29/2025
/ China ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Management ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Data Transfers ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Institutions ,
International Data Transfers ,
New Legislation ,
PBOC ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Social Media ,
Unfair Competition
This monthly report outlines key developments in China’s antitrust sector for May. The following events merit special attention...more
5/28/2025
/ Abuse of Power ,
Acquisition Agreements ,
Anti-Competitive ,
Anti-Monopoly ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
China ,
Competition ,
DuPont ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Merger Agreements ,
Merger Controls ,
Monopolization ,
Popular ,
State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR)
On May 9, 2025, the Tianjin Municipal Administration for Market Regulation (“Tianjin AMR”) announced administrative penalties against four manufacturers of dexamethasone sodium phosphate (“DSP”) active pharmaceutical...more
5/27/2025
/ Anti-Monopoly ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Cartels ,
China ,
Competition ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Governance ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Healthcare ,
Life Sciences ,
Monopolization ,
Penalties ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Popular ,
Price-Fixing ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Sanctions