Antitrust issues continue flaring up in China's IT sector *

China - February 4 2013
On 30 and 31 January 2013, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce ("SAIC") posted a press release and a brief question-and-answer…

Co-authors: Andy Huang, Jun Wei, Christopher Thomas, Adrian Emch.

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China relaxes the rules on capital contributions to FIEs to allow contribution of equity interests *

China - January 21 2013
In a long-awaited development by both foreign and domestic investors alike, on 21 September 21 2012, the Ministry of Commerce of the People's…

Co-authors: Kurt Tiam, Jun Wei, Liang Xu, Roberta Chang.

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China to strengthen protection of online private information *

China - January 17 2013
On 28 December 2012, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China issued the Decision on Strengthening Protection of Online…

Co-authors: Philip Cheng, Jun Wei, Roy G. Zou.

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Welcome clarity on online sales in China for foreign investors from an unexpected source but uncertainty remains for the VIE structure *

China - December 31 2012
With a netizenship of over 500 million users and potential for further increases considering its population and demographics, China's online sales…

Co-authors: Roy Zou, Philip Cheng, Steven Robinson, Jun Wei, Michael Chin.

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EU and China sign agreement to deepen antitrust cooperation *

China, European Union - September 28 2012
On 20 September 2012, the European Commission's Directorate-General for Competition (DG COMP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding ("MoU") on cooperation in the area of anti-monopoly law with China's National Development and Reform Commission ("NDRC") and State Administration for Industry and Commerce ("SAIC").

Co-authors: Jun Wei, Adrian Emch.

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