Draft amendments to NDRC tentative measures for the approval of foreign invested projects *

USA - November 9 2012
On August 16, 2012, eight years after publishing the Tentative Measures for Administration of Approval of Foreign Invested Projects ("Tentative Measures").

Co-authors: Zuolong Wu.

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Can arbitrations still occur in China following recent CIETAC announcement? *

China - September 24 2012
The recent announcement by CIETAC (China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission) of suspending authorization to its Shanghai and Shenzhen branches for conducting arbitrations raises serious questions for investors seeking to arbitrate in China through CIETAC.

Co-authors: Wei Chen.

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China encourages private investment in telecommunications industry *

China - August 1 2012
On June 27, 2012, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China (“MIIT”) issued the Implementing Opinions to Encourage and Guide Further Investment of Private Capital in the Telecommunications Industry (“Opinions”).

Co-authors: Sean Li.

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Tailoring merger filings: a review of conditional clearance on Google’s acquisition of Motorola *

China - July 3 2012
On May 19, 2012, the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China (“MOFCOM”) conditionally cleared the acquisition of Motorola’s mobile business by Google (the “Transaction”).

Co-authors: Sue Yang.

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Certain rights of TV and radio stations in draft amendment to Copyright Law *

China - June 1 2012
In March, 2012, the National Copyright Administration of China published a draft amendment to the Copyright Law of China (the “Draft Amendment”) and circulated it for public consultation.

Co-authors: Catherine Ying.

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