Tag: CIIE

April 26, 2020
According to China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), more than 1000 companies including many from the United States (US), Germany, and Japan have registered from the 2020 November China International Import Expo. MOFCOM reports that China’s non-financial outward foreign direct investment (FDI) declined less than 1 percent year-over-year when compared to…
November 11, 2019
China’s Ministry of Justice promulgates draft implementation rules for the country’s new foreign direct investment (FDI) law which contains a lot of positive news regarding intellectual property rights (IPR) and trade secrets. China rejects European Chamber of Commerce claims about the possibility of “promise fatigue.” China’s State Council issues 20…
November 7, 2019
China and the European Union (EU) have been discussing a bilateral investment treaty (BIT) for a long time.  Indeed, the two sides held their 21st round of China-EU BIT negotiations in June 2019.  This round seemed odd given that just 1 year before Chinese media and connected interviewees were touting...