Policy

Legal challenges to online and offline retail in China

China’s huge consumer market is now attracting more and more foreign companies to take control of their distribution and manage their own retail sales. China has historically been an ideal destination for outsourcing manufacturing operations. Rogier van Bijnen and Maarten Roos of R&P China Lawyers discuss the…

The PRC Advertisement Law Amendment: what you should know

In today’s commercialised society the role of advertising has become hugely important for companies.

Well Positioned: Position Paper 2014/2015

The ‘golden age’ for business in China may yet be followed by the dawning of a new era that could be equally rewarding for China and for foreign investors.

China’s Anti-Monopoly Law

The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China’s statement on the Anti-Monopoly Law-related investigations that have taken place in China over the last year.

A legal evolution

Following Deng Xiaoping’s reforms China became a land of opportunities for many foreigners wishing to establish businesses and challenge themselves in a new country.

At your service

China’s service sector has been given increased importance since the launch of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (CSPFTZ) and its Negative List approach and the subsequent Third Plenum Decision last year. It is notable that the Negative List underwent a revision on 1st…

Developments in EU-China trade relations

Relations between the European Union and China have made significant advances in recent months.

EU-China Bilateral Investment Agreement negotiations

In this article Axel Berger of the German Development Institute takes a broad view of the current EU-China investment negotiations with respect to other international processes.

EU-China trade disputes: talking it over

After the recent period of EU-China trade friction, trade relations between the two regions are now on a more even keel.

Trading places: The EU-China Trade Project

Launched in 2004, the EU-China Trade Project (EUCTP), is the largest trade and investment-related cooperation project with China.