China: Compliance

2026年7月1日起，《国务院关于对外投资的规定》（国务院令第837号，以下简称“837号令”）正式施行。837号令进一步完善了对外投资监管机制，并且，对境外投资企业的治理也提出了新要求。本文拟从管理层履职角度，分析境外子公司治理中的管理层履职要求及其落地路径。

随着政府采购规模持续扩大，投标文件真实性成为确保采购公正高效的关键。当供应商以虚假材料中标后，由此签订的政府采购合同效力如何认定

China's new Provisions on the Protection of Trade Secrets, effective June 1, 2026, fundamentally transform how businesses must approach confidential information management in the digital age.

On 26 June 2026, the State Council of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) issued the revised Regulations on the Protection of Layout-Designs of Integrated Circuits (2026 Regulations), which shall come into force on 15 October 2026. The Council promulgated and implemented the current Regulations (2001 Regulations) in 2001.

2022年，一场震惊全球的数据泄露事件将某知名国际网约车公司推上风口浪尖。黑客通过社交工程手段攻破其第三方供应商员工的VPN权限，进而入侵多个内部系统，导致大量员工和司机的姓名、邮箱、位置信息、账户内容等个人数据遭到外泄。事件发生后，美国联邦贸易委员会（FTC）率先发起调查&#

China's Trademark Law amendment, effective January 1, 2027, introduces significant reforms including registration of dynamic marks, enhanced penalties for bad-faith filings, and expanded protection for well-known marks and prior interests. The changes aim to modernize trademark protection for the digital economy while streamlining procedures and strengthening enforcement mechanisms across administrative and judicial channels.

企业在招投标、渠道销售、赞助活动、内部审批和融资上市等关键场景中面临商业贿赂风险。

Patent applications for biomarkers in disease diagnosis are rapidly growing, yet many fail to meet patent law requirements. While screening experiments can identify correlations between biomarkers and diseases, they alone cannot prove diagnostic value. This analysis examines why validation experiments demonstrating sensitivity and specificity are essential for patent approval, and how their absence leads to rejection under Chinese Patent Law Articles 26(3) and 26(4).

Chinese authorities issued the first major update to criminal bribery laws in a decade, lowered thresholds for private-sector corruption crimes, and maintained aggressive enforcement against both bribe givers and receivers. Three senior officials faced prosecution in the first half of 2026, with investigations reaching back decades and emphasizing "family-style corruption" involving relatives who exploited officials' influence for personal gain.