McDermott Will & Emery has a strategic alliance with MWE China Law Offices, a separate law firm based in Shanghai. This China Law Alert was authored by MWE China Law Offices lawyers Henry (Litong) Chen and David Dai.

On 12 February 2011, the Office of the State Council issued a circular to launch a state-level investment review body to check that merger and acquisition deals struck by non-Chinese firms in China do not endanger “national security.” The circular covered the following key areas...