1. New laws or regulations State level: No developments. Local level (Beijing & Shanghai): No developments. Communist Party Rules: (1) On January 1, 2016, the Guidelines of Integrity and Self-discipline of the Communist Party of China and the Regulations of the Disciplinary Sanctions of the Communist Party of China (the “Regulations”) promulgated by Central Committee … Continue Reading
1. New laws or regulations State level: No developments. Local level (Beijing & Shanghai): No developments. Communist Party Rules: No developments. 2. Upcoming laws or regulations No developments. 3. Government Action (1) On December 3, 2015, Sheng Peiping (“Shen”), the former Deputy Governor of Yunnan Province, was sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment by the Beijing … Continue Reading
1. New laws or regulations State level: No developments. Local level (Beijing & Shanghai): No developments. Communist Party Rules: No developments. 2. Upcoming laws or regulations No developments. 3. Government Action (1) On November 3, 2015, Li Chongxi (“Li”), the former Chairman of Sichuan Provincial Committee of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (“CPPCC”), was sentenced … Continue Reading
1. New laws or regulations State level: No developments. Local level (Beijing & Shanghai): No developments. Communist Party Rules: No developments. 2. Upcoming laws or regulations No developments. 3. Government Action (1) It was reported on October 6, 2015 that Wang Xizhong (“Wang”), the former Deputy General Secretary of the People’s Government of Luoyang City, … Continue Reading
1. New laws or regulations State level: No developments. Local level (Beijing & Shanghai): No developments. Communist Party Rules: No developments. 2. Upcoming laws or regulations No developments. 3. Government Action (1) It was reported on September 2, 2015 that Li Zhen (“Li”), the former Chairman and General Manager of Anhui Kangyuan Electric Group Co., … Continue Reading
1. New laws or regulations State level: (1) On August 29, 2015, the Ninth Amendment to PRC Criminal Law (the “Ninth Amendment”) was officially promulgated by National People’s Congress Standing Committee. The changes will become effective as of November 1, 2015. The Ninth Amendment proposes several updates, revisions, and addition to the current PRC Criminal … Continue Reading
1. New laws or regulations State level: No developments. Local level (Beijing & Shanghai): No developments. Communist Party Rules: No developments. 2. Upcoming laws or regulations No developments. 3. Government Action (1) On July 3, 2015, Li Fengchun (“Li”), the former Deputy Inspector of the Standing Committee of Xinyu Municipal People’s Congress and the former … Continue Reading
1. New laws or regulations State level: No developments. Local level (Beijing & Shanghai): No developments. Communist Party Rules: No developments. 2. Upcoming laws or regulations No developments. 3. Government Action (1) It was reported on June 5, 2015 that Li Jiezhi (“Li”), the former Deputy General Manager of Anhui Highway Holding Group Co., Ltd. … Continue Reading
1. New laws or regulations State level: No developments. Local level (Beijing & Shanghai): No developments. Communist Party Rules: No developments. 2. Upcoming laws or regulations No developments. 3. Government Action (1) It was reported on May 5, 2015 that Zhu Yifang (“Zhu”), the former Deputy Party Secretary of the Pingdingshan Municipal Political Consultation Conference … Continue Reading
1. New laws or regulations State level: No developments. Local level (Beijing & Shanghai): No developments. Communist Party Rules: (1) On April 27, 2015, the General Office of the Communist Party of China (“CPC”) promulgated the Nomination and Inspection Rules of Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Discipline Inspection Commission at Provincial (Autonomous Regions or Municipalities) … Continue Reading
1. New laws or regulations State level: No developments. Local level (Beijing & Shanghai): No developments. Communist Party Rules: No developments. 2. Upcoming laws or regulations No developments. 3. Government Action (1) It was reported on March 2, 2015 that Fu Chunrong (“Fu”), the former Party Secretary of Huichang County, Jiangxi Province, had been sentenced … Continue Reading
1. New laws or regulations State level: No developments. Local level (Beijing & Shanghai): No developments. Communist Party Rules: No developments. 2. Upcoming laws or regulations No developments. 3. Government Action (1) On February 6, 2015, Ma Yingkui (“Ma”), the former Deputy Chief of the Standing Committee of People’s Congress of Heping District, Shenyang City, … Continue Reading
1. New laws or regulations State level: No developments. Local level (Beijing & Shanghai): No developments. Communist Party Rules: No developments. 2. Upcoming laws or regulations No developments. 3. Government Action (1) It was reported on January 4, 2015 that Xu Meng (“Xu”), the former Party … Continue Reading
1. New law or regulation State level: No developments. Local level (Beijing & Shanghai): No developments. Communist Party Rules: No developments. 2. Upcoming law or regulation No developments. 3. Government Action (1) On December 5, 2014, Zhang Xiaodong (“Zhang”), the former Party Secretary of Anyang City, Henan Province, was sentenced for taking bribes … Continue Reading
1. New law or regulation State level: No developments. Local level (Beijing & Shanghai): No developments. Communist Party Rules: No developments. 2. Upcoming law or regulation No developments. 3. Government Action (1) On November 4, 2014, Yang Xianjing (“Yang”), the former Inspector of the Department of Land and Resources of Anhui Province, was … Continue Reading
Peter William Humphrey, a British citizen, and his American wife, Yu Yingzeng, were prosecuted on August 8, 2014 in Shanghai No.1 Intermediate People’s Court for illegally obtaining the personal information of Chinese citizens. The court sentenced Mr. Humphrey to a fixed-term imprisonment of two and one-half years, a fine of RMB 200,000, and deportation from … Continue Reading
1. New law or regulation State level: No developments. Local level (Beijing & Shanghai): No developments. Communist Party Rules: No developments. 2. Upcoming law or regulation (1) It was reported on October 27, 2014 that the Draft Ninth Amendment to Criminal Law (the “Draft Amendment”) was under review by the National People’s Congress Standing … Continue Reading
This article was originally published by LexisNexis and is reproduced with permission. GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has been fined £300 million and five of its employees given suspended prison sentences in China for bribery – but is this the end of the matter? What impact will the verdicts have on other multinational companies conducting business in China? … Continue Reading
1. New law or regulation State level: No developments. Local level (Beijing & Shanghai): No developments. Communist Party Rules: No developments. 2. Upcoming law or regulation No developments. 3. Government Action (1) It was reported on August 2, 2014 that Zou Heping (“Zou”), the former Deputy Chief of Transport Department of Hunan Province, … Continue Reading
1. New law or regulation State level: (1) On July 16, 2014, the General Office of the Communist Party of China (“CPC”) Central Committee and the State Council jointly issued the Guiding Opinions on Comprehensively Promoting the Reform of Official Vehicles System and the Reform Scheme of the Official Vehicles System in Central and State … Continue Reading
1. New law or regulation State level: No developments. Local level (Beijing & Shanghai): No developments. Communist Party Rules: No developments. 2. Upcoming law or regulation No developments. 3. Government Action (1) The official website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (“CCDI”) of the Communist Party of China (“CPC”) and the Ministry … Continue Reading
1. New law or regulation State level: No developments. Local level (Beijing & Shanghai): No developments. Communist Party Rules: No developments. 2. Upcoming law or regulation No developments. 3. Government Action (1) It was reported on May 13, 2014 that three cadres from the Office of … Continue Reading
1. New law or regulation State level: No developments. Local level (Beijing & Shanghai): (1) It was reported on April 27, 2014 that the Shanghai government recently issued the Provisions on Strengthening the Supervision of Vertical Concurrent Position of the Leaders in State Owned Enterprises Directly Managed by Shanghai People’s Government (“Provisions”), which restrict the … Continue Reading
1. New law or regulation State level: (1) On March 18, 2014, the General Office of the Communist Party of China (“CPC”) Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council jointly issued the Opinions on Practicing Conservation of Food and Combating Waste of Food (the “Opinions”), which target food excesses in the official … Continue Reading
