China

Officially known as the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is a unitary sovereign in East Asia and is the most populous country in the world. It is also one of the largest countries and has the most neighboring countries worldwide. The Communist Party in China exercises its jurisdiction over 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, and maintains control over four direct controlled municipalities. It also has control over the special administrative regions of Macau and Hong Kong.

Since the economic reforms of 1978, China has been one of the fastest growing and most profitable economies in the world. Its stronghold on the electronic-market, foreign imports and exports, and trade-power internationally, make it the world’s second largest economy by GDP (as of 2016). It also has the largest purchasing power parity (PPP) in the world. China also has the largest standing army in the world, and is highly recognized as a nuclear weapons state; the nation also has the second largest defense fund in the world.

The government of the People’s Republic of China is spread across several state organizations:

  • The National People’s Congress and it’s Standing Committee
  • The President and the Vice-President
  • The State Council, or Central People’s Government
  • The military, including the People’s Liberation Army and the People’s Armed Police, and the Central Military Commission with a Chairman who is Commander-in-chief
  • The National Supervisory Commission
  • The Judicial Branch, consisting of the Supreme People’s Court and the Supreme People’s Procuratorate

Legal power is given to the Communist Party by the PRC Constitution, and it has comprehensive control of the state, military and media.

China a member of World Trade Organization, APEC, Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), BCIM, BRICS, and G20. China has suffered from severe environmental deterioration and pollution in recent years. Urban air pollution is just one of the major health issues in the country. The country is also the world’s largest carbon dioxide emitter, and severe water pollution is also a major concern in China.

On the flip side, China is the world’s leading renewable energy producer. It invests heavily in renewable energy projects, such as hydroelectric and wind-power. The country is the largest hydroelectric producer in the world, and has the largest capacity of installed solar panel systems worldwide.

China has diplomatic relations with 175 countries around the world, with embassies in 162 of these countries. China has played an increasing role in calling free trade areas and security pacts in Asia in recent years. In 2000, the US approved permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) with China, which allowed exports into the US, at the low rate which other countries paid.

The National Law Review covers news and the latest legislative developments in China. M&A transaction deals, limits on import/export with the US  including US and China Trade over solar panels. Foreign relations stories, new regulations dealing with manufacturing, and stories covering the health industry are also covered by the National Law Review. Visitors will find the latest news on foreign relations and the Chinese government online.

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Sep
2
2020
President’s Working Group Attempts to Increase Transparency in Chinese Investments Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Aug
30
2020
Huawei Update: August 2020 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
28
2020
Copyright Owners’ Love/Hate Relationship With TikTok and Instagram Raises Legal Issues Summa PLLC
Aug
28
2020
Global Solutions, Episode 10: China’s New Civil Law on Sexual Harassment and Privacy Rights [PODCAST] Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Aug
28
2020
China’s New Civil Code Cracks Down on Sexual Harassment and Protects Individual Privacy Rights Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Aug
27
2020
U.S. Organizations Doing Business in China Warned of Malware in Tax Software Robinson & Cole LLP
Aug
27
2020
Australian Chemical Introduction Scheme Goes into Effect & Other Top International News in Chemical Policy and Regulation Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Aug
27
2020
Chinese Utility Model Patent That Survived 19 Invalidation Attempts Leads to 1 Million RMB in Damages Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Aug
26
2020
China’s Ministry of Justice Releases Draft Guiding Opinions on Strengthening the Protection of Commercial Secrets in Administrative Licensing Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Aug
25
2020
China Approves New Food-Contact Materials - August 15, 2020 Keller and Heckman LLP
Aug
25
2020
Huawei Remains Top Corporate Patentee in China in H1 2020 Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Aug
24
2020
The Department of Justice’s National Security Division Chief Addresses China’s Campaign to Steal U.S. Intellectual Property Wiggin and Dana LLP
Aug
20
2020
China Publishes Draft Guidance for Environmental Management Registration of New Chemical Substances Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Aug
20
2020
China to Allow Foreigners to Take Chinese Patent Bar Exam Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Aug
18
2020
POTUS Uses CFIUS to Unwind TikTok Deal, Fears Chinese Government Will Get Americans’ Private Data MoginRubin
Aug
18
2020
China’s National People’s Congress Releases Second Draft of Amended Copyright Law Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Aug
17
2020
China CFAS Solicits Comments on Food-Contact Substances Keller and Heckman LLP
Aug
14
2020
More Make-Up Applied to China's Management of Cosmetics: Here's How It Looks Keller and Heckman LLP
Aug
14
2020
China’s Patent Filings Flat in July 2020 After Earlier Upsurge Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Aug
14
2020
The Energizer – Volume 72 K&L Gates
Aug
13
2020
Resolving TikTok’s Data Issues Country by Country Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Aug
12
2020
Beijing Intellectual Property Court Rules for Château Lafite Rothschild Winery Against Real Estate Developer in Trademark Dispute Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Aug
11
2020
Imports From Hong Kong May Soon Face Section 301 Tariffs Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
10
2020
China’s National People’s Congress to Start Second Deliberation on Amended Copyright Law Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Aug
8
2020
National Security Meets Teenage Dance Battles: Trump Issues Executive Orders Impacting TikTok and WeChat Business in the U.S. Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
7
2020
Transatlantic Trade: US and European Trade Talk Update – August 7, 2020 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
7
2020
GT Newsletter | Competition Currents | August 2020 Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Aug
6
2020
Dystopic Population Control System Supported by China’s AI Development Program Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Aug
6
2020
Shanghai Police Announce Arrests in Hasbro Transformers Criminal Copyright Case Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Aug
4
2020
China’s Black People’s Toothpaste (Darlie) to be Renamed HYMULA? Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Aug
4
2020
Countries and Companies Cool on TikTok, As Microsoft Proposes US Solution Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Aug
4
2020
The Latest Draft Amendments to the Chinese Patent Law Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
3
2020
Shanghai Zhizhen Intelligent Network Technology Co., Ltd. Sues Apple for $1.4 Billion USD After Supreme People’s Court Affirms Validity of Patent Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Aug
3
2020
New Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions on Certain Chassis and Subassemblies Thereof From China Faegre Drinker
Aug
1
2020
China’s Patent Office Invalidates Chinese Shoe Design Patent Using the ASICS Stripes Trademark Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Jul
30
2020
DJI Responds to Recent Cybersecurity Report on App Vulnerabilities Robinson & Cole LLP
Jul
30
2020
Transfer Pricing Rousing Customs Authorities to Action K&L Gates
Jul
30
2020
China’s Supreme People’s Court Draft Opinions on Increasing Sanctions for Intellectual Property Infringement Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Jul
29
2020
China’s Shanghai Pudong Court Sentences Dyson Trademark Counterfeiters to Prison Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Jul
28
2020
China’s Supreme People’s Court Releases Draft Provisions of Evidence in Intellectual Property Litigation Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Jul
26
2020
Beijing Intellectual Property Court Affirms Invalidation of Van Cleef & Arpels’ Chinese 3D Jewelry Trademark Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Jul
24
2020
Beijing Higher People’s Court Affirms Cancellation of Shanghai Qualcomm Semiconductor’s Trademark Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Jul
23
2020
Under Armour Defeats Uncle Martian at China’s Supreme People’s Court in Trademark Battle Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Jul
22
2020
Hong Kong Executive Order – July 14, 2020 Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jul
20
2020
Recent Executive Order Revoking Hong Kong’s “Special Status” and Its Impact on Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Visas Mintz
Jul
20
2020
80 Million RMB Awarded in China Melamine Patent Litigation Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Jul
20
2020
Paris Dealer Who Sold Golden Sarcophagus to the Met Charged with Money Laundering & Other Stories Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Jul
20
2020
Transatlantic Trade: US and European Trade Talk Update – July 20, 2020 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jul
20
2020
Jiangsu Punishes Chinese Patent Agency for Patent Subject Matter Conflict Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Jul
17
2020
August Is Coming: Interim Rule Banning Federal Contractor Use of Certain Chinese Technologies Takes Effect August 13th K&L Gates
 

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