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The Supreme People’s Court of the PRC has issued a new Judicial Interpretation  on several issues concerning the application of labor law...

China's Supreme People's Court launched a Case Database (Feb 2024) to standardize legal application and address inconsistent verdicts. It houses 3,700+ authoritative cases, offering "soft-binding" guidance to lower courts. This initiative aims to unify judgments and reinforce a "Confucian socialist society governed by the rule of law," while maintaining China's codified legal system. The database is more selective and rigorously vetted than previous systems, aligning with Pre

China's Supreme People's Court launched the "People's Court Case Database" (Feb 2024) to promote judicial uniformity and efficiency, aligning with "Xi Jinping Thought" on the rule of law. It contains over 3,700 non-binding reference cases selected through a bureaucratic process, accessible via the SPC homepage. Modeled on China Judgements Online, it aims to reduce arbitrary decisions and foster a "modernization with Chinese characteristics."

On July 13, 2023 the Cyberspace Administration of China published the “ Interim Measures for the Management of Generative Artificial...

China's National People's Congress amended the Legislation Law (March 2023) for the third time, expanding it to 120 articles. The revision aims to standardize law-making, improve legislative quality, and accelerate the process, including single approval for emergencies. This crucial amendment reinforces China's socialist legal system and comprehensively promotes the rule of law.

China's Foreign Trade Law was revised (Dec 2022), notably repealing Article 9's registration requirement to simplify foreign trade access. The updated 64-article law expands the scope of trade dealers, reinforces IP protection, prohibits monopolistic behavior, and outlines trade remedies and legal liabilities, reflecting China's ongoing commitment to trade liberalization and a socialist market economy.

China's "Outbound Data Transfer Security Assessment Measures" (effective Sept 2022) regulate cross-border data flows, requiring CAC security assessments for significant data transfers. Based on prior data security laws, they scrutinize legality, foreign data protection, and transfer risks to safeguard national security, public interest, and individual rights. This streamlines and standardizes China's data export regulations.

China's Anti-monopoly Law was amended (June 2022, effective Aug 2022), introducing 12 new articles to foster a fair business environment. Key changes include revised vertical monopoly agreement rules, explicit prohibition of hub-and-spoke cartels, addressing tech industry abuse of dominance, "stop the clock" for merger review, and increased legal liabilities (including for individuals). The amendments aim to enhance competition regulation and restructure the Anti-monopoly Bur