Jiamu Sun Senior Associate

President Biden issued a long-awaited executive order, “Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern” (the Executive Order or E.O.) on August 9, 2023, highlighting the risks these technologies and products pose to U.S. national security and marking the latest round in the ever-increasing competition between the United States and China.

The Cyberspace Administration of China, the country’s internet watchdog, began collecting feedback on the draft provisions with respect to the release of its Standard Contract for Outbound Cross-border Transfer of Personal Information, which includes guidelines for the use of the Standard Contract for data processors, on June 30, 2022. An unofficial English translation of the contract is also available. The deadline for the submission of public comments is July 29, 2022.

China’s internet watchdog, the Cyberspace Administration of China, has continued to tighten its regulation of internet industries and driven the formulation of many new laws and regulations in cybersecurity and data protection in China.

The Law of the People’s Republic of China on Countering Foreign Sanctions (Anti-Sanctions Law) was passed by the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress on June 10, 2021.

The coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) has prompted China’s central and local governments to undertake special management measures.

What you need to know now about legal and logistical challenges companies face in returning to China.