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4 Points for Multinational Employers on How China’s Revised Company Law Impacts Workplace Practices

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Multinational employers should be aware of key changes that just took effect and will impact your operations in China. Late last year, lawmakers in China revised and passed the Company Law of the People's Republic of China,...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

China Strengthens Protection of State Secrets as Revised Law Takes Effect

China’s amended Law on Guarding State Secrets (“SSL”) took effect on May 1, 2024. This amendment is part of a broader legislative push to enhance national security and data protection, aligning with other recent laws such as...more

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China Finalizes Rules to Ease Data Export Compliance Burden

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On March 22, 2024, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) promulgated the final version of the Provisions on the Promotion and Regulation of Cross-Border Data Flows (the “Final Provisions”), bringing to conclusion the...more

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With a Key Deadline Fast Approaching, Now Is the Time to Address the New and Complex Requirements for Data Transfers Outside of...

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U.S.-based multinationals with employees in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) are confronting a November 30 deadline to implement China’s new cross-border data transfer mechanism—the Standard Contract.  This implementation...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

China Enacts Updated Counterespionage Law, Increasing Risks for Multinationals Operating in China

On July 1, 2023, an amendment to the Counterespionage Law of the People’s Republic of China (2014) (2023 Amendment) took effect, following adoption by the Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress of the...more

Dechert LLP

New Chinese Anti-Bribery Guideline Calls for Blacklisting and Expulsion of Foreign Companies That Pay Bribes in China

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Introduction - China’s top anti-corruption watchdogs recently released a new anti-bribery Guideline designed to focus on multi-national corporations and individuals that pay bribes in China, as opposed to bribe recipients,...more

Jones Day

China's New Data Security Law Restricts Cross-Border Transfers of All Data to Foreign Authorities

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When the DSL goes into effect on September 1, 2021, it will impose certain restrictions on a company's ability to transfer data out of China without the prior approval of Chinese authorities. One significant restriction is...more

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China's Draft Data Security Law Would Penalize Unauthorized Data Export to Overseas Law Enforcement Agencies

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On April 26, the second draft of the Data Security Law was submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress for deliberation through May 28, 2021. Compared to the first draft submitted in July last year,...more

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China Issues Blocking Rules to Counter Foreign Sanctions and Other Measures

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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

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Key Things Employers in China Should Know Regarding Reopening Amid COVID-19 (I)

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Due to the outbreak and rapid evolvement of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the central government and its local counterparts in China have taken a series of actions to contain the spread of the virus, including extending...more

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The Coronavirus Outbreak’s Impact on International Employers

As the world responds to the accelerating 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak originating in Wuhan, China - a situation now declared by the World Health Organization to be a Public Health Emergency of International...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Cross-Border Investigations Update - January 2019

This issue of Skadden’s semiannual Cross-Border Investigations Update takes a close look at recent cases, regulatory activity and other key developments, including DOJ guidance on the use of corporate monitors in criminal...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

China Employment Law Alert: New Work Permit Policy for Expats in China

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Seyfarth Synopsis: A new Work Permit Policy (Policy) is being implemented in China. The Policy had been initially implemented, from October 2016 to March 2017, through a pilot program in a number of regions including...more

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China's New Cybersecurity Law and Draft Data Localization Measures Expected to Burden Multinational Companies

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China's new Cybersecurity Law ("new Law") is set to come into effect on June 1, 2017, and introduces sweeping provisions that may have a significant impact on companies doing business in and with China. To provide guidance on...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"China and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act"

Recent U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) policies on corporate crime prosecutions, coupled with the Chinese government’s robust anti-corruption campaign, are proving challenging for U.S. corporations with business operations...more

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