On Friday, October 7, 2022, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released an interim final rule containing an enormous set of export controls that will likely damage the Chinese semiconductor, advanced computing, and...more
The Law of the People’s Republic of China on Countering Foreign Sanctions (Anti-Sanctions Law) was passed by the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress on June 10, 2021. President Xi Jinping signed a...more
On June 10, 2021, the 29th session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress ("NPC") adopted China’s new Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law,1which took immediate effect. The new law provides legal grounds for...more
Following the new Export Control Law of China that encourages all exporters to establish an internal compliance program, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has published guidelines for the internal compliance programs of...more
In this OnPoint, we discuss new rules announced by China’s Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) aimed at counteracting the extraterritorial impact of foreign law on Chinese persons. ...more
On January 9, 2021, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) issued Order No. 1/2021 on the Rules on Counteracting Unjustified Extraterritorial Applications of Foreign Legislation and Other Measures (the "Rules").1 The Rules,...more
Over the past year, we have seen waves of actions by the Trump Administration targeting parties in China and Hong Kong. These actions ranged from economic sanctions against Chinese and Hong Kong officials and organizations,...more
On January 9, 2021, the PRC Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) issued the Rules on Counteracting Unjustified Extra-territorial Application of Foreign Legislation and Other Measures (the “Rules”). - The Rules, along with the...more
The Development: China's Ministry of Commerce ("MOFCOM") released Rules on Counteracting Unjustified Extra-Territorial Application of Foreign Laws and Other Measures ("Rules") on January 9, 2021. Effective immediately, the...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 19 September 2020, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) published the Provisions on the Unreliable Entity List (Order No.4 of 2020) (provisions), which immediately came into effect. It has been over one year since MOFCOM...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
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) published Notification No. 38/2020 dated August 28, 2020 announcing a new version of the Catalogue of Technologies Prohibited or...more
On August 28, 2020, China took its own swing in the fight over TikTok. The blow, however, may land right in the middle of U.S.-China technology research, collaboration, and innovation. New export regulations may require...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
Two years on since the first draft, the final act of the legislative passage saga of the long-awaited People's Republic of China Encryption Law ended with its promulgation on 26 October 2019. It will take effect on 1 January...more
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
Export control appears to be an overlooked area in China for years. Up until now in China, more focus was placed on the import side of international trade, which provides around one-third of the total revenue for the Chinese...more