Will China’s revision to its E-Commerce legislation make a difference?
China’s State Administration of Industry and Commerce (“SAIC“) issued a draft of the new Administrative Measures for Online Commodity Trading and Relevant Services (网络商品交易及有关服务管理办法) on 11 September...
View ArticleChina: Draft administrative measure for transaction rules of online retailing...
On 26 September 2013, China’s Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM“) released a draft of the Online Retailing Conducted on Third-Party Platforms Transaction Rules Administrative Procedures (网络零售第三方平台交易规则管理办法)...
View ArticleChina signals further liberalization of value-added telecom services in...
On April 15, 2014, China’s MIIT issued long-awaited guidance on foreign-investment in value-added telecom platforms in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone. A full analysis of the new provisions is available...
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Suppressing terrorism or stifling deployment of (foreign) technology? China’s...
The National People’s Congress (“NPC“) of the People’s Republic of China (“China” or “PRC“) issued a draft Anti-Terrorism Law (the “Draft Law“) for public comment on 3 November 2014. As of the end of...
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Trapped behind the firewall, foreign VPN services disrupted in China
In January 2015, a number of virtual private network (“VPN”) companies located outside of the People’s Republic of China (“PRC” or “China”) that serve customers within China reported major disruptions...
View ArticleChinese Appellate Court Provides Guidance for Lawful Use of Cookies
On 6 May 2015, the Intermediate People’s Court of Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province, issued a civil judgment ruling that the search engine giant Baidu’s use of cookies to personalize advertisements...
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China’s Counter-Terrorism Law enlists the support of Technology Providers...
On 27 December 2015, China’s National People’s Congress passed the nation’s first comprehensive law on terrorism, the People’s Republic of China Counter-Terrorism Law, which took effect on 1 January...
View ArticleChina gives the Telecommunications Catalogue a thirteen year face lift – but...
On 28 December 2015, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (“MIIT”), China’s telecoms and Internet regulator, issued the revised Classification Catalogue of Telecommunications Businesses...
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Towards a Greater Chinese Firewall? – China issues new draft domain name rules
On 25 March 2016, the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (the “MIIT“) issued Draft Rules on the Administration of Internet Domain Names (“Draft“) and issued a call for comments....
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Are foreigners banned from publishing on the Internet in China? An...
China’s media and publishing regulator, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (“SAPPRFT“), and its telecoms and Internet regulator, the Ministry of Industry and...
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China’s second draft of the Cyber Security Law continues to propose more...
On 6 July 2016, a second draft of the People’s Republic of China Cyber Security Law was released to the public for comment following its second reading by the Standing Committee of the National...
View ArticleCAC issued draft regulations: Cyberspace protection of minors is on agenda
On September 30, 2016, the Cyberspace Administration of China (the “CAC“) issued the draft for comments of the Regulations on Cyberspace Protection of Minors (the “Draft“). A “Minor” is not defined in...
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A game changer? China enacts first e-commerce law
In stark contrast to the rapid development of e-commerce in China, it has taken nearly five years and no less than four drafts for China to finalise its first e-Commerce Law. The new law will enter...
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