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

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 Contents 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 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 Tax & Customs Policy 3.1 China Tax & Customs Update: March 2026 3.

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 Contents Pre-Two Sessions Policy Overview Competition and Market Regulation 2.1 Restrictions on Supplier Squeezing 2.2 Curbing Excess Price Competition Foreign Investment Laws 3.1 New Technology Contract Registration Rules 3.2 New 2025 Guidelines on Choosing and Registering Company Names 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 Digital Space & Data Laws 5