China Implements its Long-Awaited Unreliable Entities List Mechanism
On September 19, 2020, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) released its long-awaited Provisions on the Unreliable Entity List, which is effective immediately. The list is understood to be a direct response to the United States’ Entity List, which several Chinese...
Competing WTO Reform Agendas and the Contest for the Next Director-General
With its credibility in question, the WTO is on the hunt for an adept and reform-minded candidate who can avoid strong opposition from both the United States and China.
Managing Risk in the “New Era”
The way companies integrate teams, build relationships with government officials, and respond to risk is changing.
Design Patents vs. Trade Dress: Protecting IP in China
How both avenues can strengthen a foreign company’s IP portfolio
As China Emerges from COVID-19, US Companies Invest to Compete
Solutions to short-term challenges may end up outlasting the pandemic.
Inside the Mad Rush for Masks – Anatomy of a 10 Million Mask Order
A glimpse into a process that can unravel at any step.
Delisting from Exchanges: Tough Prospect for US-Listed Companies with Operations Based in China
This article has been adapted from an original publication by Squire Patton Boggs. On May 20, 2020, the US Senate unanimously passed S.945, the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, as introduced by Senators John Kennedy (R-LA), and Chris Van Hollen...
China Eyes Further Northeast Asian Economic Integration in RCEP
When the Obama administration focused its efforts on a pivot to Asia, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) served as a key economic pillar of the strategy. The deal was poised to become the largest free trade agreement in the world, encompassing...
How Companies Are Reacting to China’s New Data Security Scheme
Will implementing regulations be finalized before push comes to shove?
COVID-19 Could Doom or Deliver US-China Commercial Relations
Pushing pause on tariffs and proactively pursuing sourcing opportunities with China offers the United States a smoother path through this crisis and a chance at a faster recovery.