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April 2026 Contents1. Economics & macro-regulation China's Draft Financial Law: A Basic Law for the Entire Financial System 2. Competition & Market Regulation Decree 835 of The State Council 3. Technology (Cyber, Digital, Data) China Blocks Meta's Acquisition of AI Startup Manus 4. Tax Tax Enforcement and Digital Compliance Continue to Intensify 5. Trade and export (supply chain, export controls) China’s New Industrial and Supply Chain Security Regulations 1. ECONOMICS & MACR

A 2026 Policy and Compliance Overview Introduction: Hong Kong’s Old & New Role  Hong Kong's cryptocurrency framework is no longer experimental. What started as a cautious, tentative engagement with digital assets has matured into a fully integrated, multi-layered regulatory system in which certain virtual assets are treated as a permanent part of the financial sector rather than a problem to be managed. The structure operates across three distinct layers. The Exchange Layer,

March 2026 Contents1. Foreign Investment & Market Access 1.1 China Updates Catalogue of Encouraged Service Imports 1.2 Shanghai Launches Fully Online FIE Registration via Cross-Border Digital Identity 1.3 China Launches National Long-Term Care Insurance Scheme 2. Competition & Price Controls 2.1 Beijing Signals Crackdown on Food Delivery Price War 2.2 China Activates Emergency Fuel Price Controls for the First Time 3. Tax & Customs Policy 3.1 China Tax & Customs Update: March

China’s annual “Two Sessions”, the meetings of the National People's Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), ended a bit over a week ago. The ‘Two Sessions’ are less about parliamentary work in the western sense and serve more as a notification and publishing link between the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the public. While policy formulation and explaining by the CPC is highly formulaic and cryptic to outsiders, the Two Sessions

February 2026   Contents1. Pre-Two Sessions Policy Overview 2. Competition and Market Regulation 2.1 Restrictions on Supplier Squeezing 2.2 Curbing Excess Price Competition 3. Foreign Investment Laws 3.1 New Technology Contract Registration Rules 3.2 New 2025 Guidelines on Choosing and Registering Company Names 4. Tax 4.1 China's New VAT Law: Key Threshold Rules and Implications for Foreign Businesses 4.2 China Steps Up Enforcement on Overseas Income Taxation 5. Digital Space

Foreign companies are often approached by Chinese counterparts who express interest in products, services, or cooperation. Some of these approaches are genuine. Others are exploratory, opportunistic, or simply a way to add foreign credibility to an internal process. In this article, these five practical indicators may give you clues to confirm whether you are being taken seriously and help you decide whether to proceed, pause, or disengage before you leak time and know-how. •

Despite decades of international engagement, many assumptions about doing business in China remain stubbornly persistent. Some of these misconceptions are harmless oversimplifications. Others, however, can materially affect how foreign companies negotiate, hire, manage risk, and ultimately succeed, or fail.   Below are five common misconceptions we frequently encounter when working with international companies, and how reality tends to differ once you move beyond first impres

January 2026 Contents1. E-Visa and Entry Policy Evolution: Easier Travel, More Conditional Access 2. Data, Cybersecurity & Digital Regulations: Enforcement Overhaul 3. Foreign Investment Laws: Balancing Self-Reliance with Foreign Capital Needs 4. Export Control Policies: Critical Supply Chain & Dual-Use Focus As we look at 2026, several regulatory and policy trends are emerging in China that foreign companies, and those considering engagement with China, need to understand. T

By Dr. Hans Au - 3 May 2024 Since 2023 DCC offices in Beijing and Munich have received dozens of enquiries from mainland Chinese companies regarding offshoring (in Chinese: 出海 chu hai). The drivers for Chinese businesses to go offshore are typically the following: (1) a rapidly shrinking market share and growth  in China (due to cut-throat competition, deflation and over supply), (2) a desire to lessen the dependency from a single country with opaque economic policy, (3) purs