Policy Insight: Two Sessions 2024
Every year, the month of March is punctuated by China’s Two Sessions, or Lianghui. A key political gathering in China, the Lianghui refers to the plenary sessions of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) and of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative…
China Introduces favourable Changes to its Company Law in Latest Update
On 29th December 2023, the NPC’s Standing Committee adopted an amendment to China’s Company Law, due to take effect on 1st July 2024. This decision follows several years of draft amendments and deliberations stretching back to the end of 2021.…
Statement on the Opinion on Optimising Investment Environment for Foreign Businesses and Increase Attraction for Foreign Investment
The British Chamber of Commerce in China welcomes the State Council’s Opinion on Optimising Investment Environment for Foreign Businesses and Increase Attraction for Foreign Investment. It emphasises the importance of attracting quality foreign investment, promises equal treatment and stronger support…
A guide to Beijing’s Two Zones policy framework
The Beijing government has been aiming to further develop the city’s economy under the Two Zones policy framework. From BritCham’s communication with the Beijing government this year, policies under the ‘Two Zones’ have been frequently mentioned with the goals to…
Changing supply chains
Executive Summary In the face of deepening globalisation, the world has experienced a shift in global supply chains, with production processes dispersed across countries and regions. This distributed model has propelled countries like China, Thailand, and Vietnam to remarkable economic…
China’s proposals to regulate generative AI
China’s proposals to regulate generative AI On April 11, 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) issued draft Administrative Measures for Generative Artificial Intelligence Services (“Draft AI Measures”). Executive Summary The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies has transformed…
British Business in China: Post-COVID Recovery Survey 2023 在华英国企业：2023年疫后复苏调查
British Business in China: 在华英国企业： Post-COVID Recovery Survey 2023 2023年疫后复苏调查 The British Chamber of Commerce in China conducted a ‘Post-COVID Recovery Survey’ in order to pulse the impact of China’s shift away from dynamic zero-COVID controls has had on…
Policy Insights: The Integrated Review and the three pillars of UK-China bilateral relations
On March 13th, 2023, the refresh of the UK’s most important foreign policy guiding document, the Integrated Review (IR), was published. The document indicates that the volatility in geopolitics is here to stay “well into the 2030s” and highlights the…
Policy Insights: 6 things you need to know about the Two Sessions
The “Two Sessions” is the annual meeting of the two major political bodies of China, the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). This meeting reveals China’s policy plans for the…
China’s 20th Party Congress
Ideology, self-reliance and security look set to come first, what does that mean for foreign business? BritCham China’s prediction for what foreign businesses should expect under the new leadership. The 20th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (“CCP”) closed in…
UK-China Post-Brexit Trade Relations
The United Kingdom awaits the selection of its new Prime Minister .Trade between the UK and China remains strong, however its trade deficit continues to soar–a factor the new UK Prime Minister will need to address in UK-China relations.
The revision of the Chinese Anti-Monopoly Law – can you feel the heat?
The Chinese legislature finally passed the long-awaited revision of the country’s main antitrust statute, the Anti-Monopoly Law (AML). Just a working day after, the Chinese antitrust authority launched a public consultation process to revise six AML implementing rules. The “package” of the revised AML and the draft AML implementing regulations catapult Chinese antitrust law onto the next level – “China antitrust 2.0” if you want. The package will have a profound impact on companies doing business in China.