On 29 June 2020, the final rule expanding the military end user/user controls (MEU) issued by the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) went into effect. On 26 June 2020, BIS issued an FAQs guidance document that provides...more
Two years after the release of the first draft of the Chinese Export Control Law (the Law) in 2017 (the 2017 Draft), on 28 December 2019, a revised draft was published on the website of the National People's Congress for...more
1/8/2020
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De Minimus Quantity Exemption ,
Dual Use Goods ,
End-Users ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Licensing Rules ,
Military End Use ,
Military Goods ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Trade Policy ,
Use in Commerce
China is marching on to be the world's pioneering cashless society but unfortunately there is an almost complete absence of foreign counterparts in the huge Chinese domestic or cross border transactions initiated from China....more
8/27/2019
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Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
E-Commerce ,
Foreign Investment ,
Foreign Investment Entities (FIEs) ,
Internet Retailers ,
Licensing Rules ,
Payment Services Directive ,
PBOC ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Telecommunications ,
Third Party Payments
Foreign investment in cloud services is heavily restricted in China. For years, international cloud operators have been struggling to identify structures that address regulatory concerns, but at the same time enable a service...more