

What Does China’s New Company Law Mean for WFOEs?
On December 29, 2023, China’s Company Law was amended and will take effect on July 1, 2024. Under the amended law, shareholders are...

Rose Li, XL Law & Consulting
Feb 12, 20244 min read


China Issues Guidelines for Transfer of Personal Information Within the Greater Bay Area Hong Kong
To facilitate cross-border data flows within the Greater Bay Area, on December 13, 2023 China issued the Guidelines on the Standard...

Rose Li, XL Law & Consulting
Feb 8, 20244 min read


China Implements Measures to Improve Visa Policies
China’s National Immigration Administration implemented new measures to allow foreigners to apply for M, F, Q, and S visas at the port of...

Rose Li, XL Law & Consulting
Jan 15, 20243 min read


China Releases Ethics Rules on Research Involving Humans, Animals, or AI
On September 7, 2023, the Ministry of Science and Technology and nine other departments released the Trial Measures for Scientific and...

Rose Li, XL Law & Consulting
Dec 8, 20235 min read


U.S.-China Science Agreement at Risk of Expiring
The U.S.-China Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement, first agreed to in 1979, has been temporarily extended until February 2024....

Anne Wilder, XL Law & Consulting
Nov 27, 20233 min read


NIH Releases Final Policy Guidance on Access to Foreign Subrecipients’ Data
On September 15, 2023, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued Final Updated Policy Guidance for Subaward/Consortium Written...
Anne Wilder, Emma Bahner, and Tami Hemingway
Nov 6, 20236 min read