Comments on the new CAC Data Transfer Q&A

By Xiangxiang Ma

Transfer of data across borders presents a particular compliance challenge for companies in China. Xiangxiang Ma, a... Read More

General Administration Department of the National Medical Products Administration, Implementing Measures for the Protection of Pharmaceutical Trial Data (Trial Implementation, Draft for Comments)

国家药监局综合司药品试验数据保护实施办法 (试行，征求意见稿)

By Susan Mok

China proposes different data protection periods for three categories of drugs / Issued: 2025-03-19 Read More

Approaches to Algorithm Protection in China, from the Perspectives of Trade Secrets and Patents

By Xiangxiang Ma

In the News: China Restricts Outbound Investments; Shenzhen Foreign Hospitals; and US Companies Survey

By Krista Lee

China to block Chinese firms from investing in the U.S. amid tariff war; Shenzhen launches incentives for foreign-owned... Read More

State Council, Provisions for Implementation of the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law

国务院实施«中华人民共和国反外国制裁法»的规定

By Susan Mok

China specifies penalties for a failure to implement sanction countering measures / CLP Reference: 1300/25.03.23 ; Promulgated:... Read More

Capital Markets

In the News: Pharma Data Protection Rules; Facial Recognition Restrictions; and UBS Fully Owns Its Chinese Operations

By Brian Chan and Krista Lee

China's draft pharmaceutical trial rules aim to balance innovation with drug availability; CAC issues first rules to... Read More

Illumina's Inclusion in China's Unreliable Entity List: Patent Wars, Geopolitical Risks, and Compliance Strategies

By Jianwei (Jerry) Fang and Xiaoyu (Arthur) Jin and Haoyi Sun

Jianwei (Jerry) Fang, Xiaoyu (Arthur) Jin and Haoyi Sun of Zhong Lun Law Firm discuss the reasons behind, and the implications... Read More

In the News: Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law Expands; Chinese Companies Shift Manufacturing Overseas; and China Pushes for IP Protections Abroad

By CLP staff

China strengthens Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law in response to U.S. restrictions; Chinese firms move production facilities... Read More