China has long maintained that trade sanctions imposed unilaterally by one or more countries outside the scope of the United Nations Security Council, where China enjoys veto power as one of the five permanent members, are...more
On January 9, 2021, China’s Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) promulgated the Rules on Blocking Unjustified Extraterritorial Application of Foreign Legislation and Other Measures (阻断外国法律与措施不当域外适用办法) (“Blocking Rules”). The...more
On September 19, 2020, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) promulgated the Provisions on the Unreliable Entities List (the Provisions). MOFCOM had announced its intention to establish the Unreliable Entities List regime in...more
The Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress published the Draft Export Control Law (Draft ECL) on December 28, 2019, with comments due by January 26, 2020. The Draft ECL, if enacted in its current form,...more
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China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced on May 31, 2019 that China will introduce an “Unreliable Entity List” regime under which foreign entities or individuals which boycott or cut off supplies to Chinese companies...more
China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) as expected published three lists on foreign investment on June 30: a revised negative list applicable to the country as a whole (the...more
China's State Council on August 4, 2017, promulgated the Guiding Opinions on Further Guiding and Regulating Overseas Investment (Opinions). The Opinions were jointly formulated by the National Development and Reform...more