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
In August 2024, China Judgements Online published a ruling issued by the Guangzhou Internet Court on September 8, 2023, in a case widely regarded as China’s first judicial decision addressing cross-border personal information...more
5/21/2025
/ Appeals ,
China ,
Consent ,
Cross Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
International Data Transfers ,
Liability ,
Multinationals ,
Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Requirements
The real estate industry, one of the pillar sectors of the national economy, has played a pivotal role in China’s economic development since the reform and opening‑up....more
This monthly report outlines key developments in China’s data protection sector for April....more
4/17/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biometric Information ,
China ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Information ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements
This monthly report outlines key developments in China’s antitrust sector for April. The following events merit special attention...more
4/17/2025
/ Abuse of Dominance ,
Acquisition Agreements ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
China ,
Competition ,
Corporate Sales Transactions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Government Agencies ,
Hong Kong ,
Merger Agreements ,
Merger Controls ,
Monopolization ,
New Guidance ,
Penalties ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR)
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
4/8/2025
/ China ,
Cross Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
International Data Transfers ,
National Security ,
New Guidance ,
Personal Data ,
Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements
This monthly report outlines key developments in China’s data protection sector for March. The following events merit special attention...more
4/2/2025
/ Audits ,
China ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Government Agencies ,
Information Technology ,
International Data Transfers ,
MOFCOM ,
Personal Information ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Requirements
This monthly report outlines key developments in China’s antitrust sector for March. The following events merit special attention...more
4/2/2025
/ Acquisition Agreements ,
Anti-Monopoly ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Apple ,
China ,
Corporate Sales Transactions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Google ,
Intel ,
Merger Agreements ,
Multinationals ,
State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR)
On March 4, 2025, CK Hutchison Holdings Limited (“CK Hutchison”), controlled by the Li Ka-Shing family, announced a significant transaction on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange: the proposed sale of 80% equity in its port business...more
3/24/2025
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
BlackRock ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Competition ,
Foreign Investment ,
Hong Kong ,
International Trade ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
National Security
During the 2025 Chinese New Year, DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence (“AI”) model, garnered intense global attention and sparked heated discussions. It surpassed ChatGPT, which had been in the spotlight previously,...more
3/12/2025
/ Algorithms ,
APIs ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
China ,
Content Marketing ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Deep Fake ,
Machine Learning ,
National Security ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform