Policy

From Farm to Chopstick: Changes to China’s Food Safety Law

Although China’s food and beverage industry continues to grow, food safety remains an ongoing concern among its citizens.

A Slow Death? China’s Draft Foreign NGO Management Law

If promulgated in its current state, the second draft of the Foreign NGO Management Law, published on 5th May, 2015, could completely alter the way foreign NGOs operate in China.

Celebrations in the South

40 Years of EU-China Diplomatic Relations By Anna Rudawska As part of the celebrations of the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the EU and China, the Delegation of the European Union to China and the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China,…

Business in China, always an education

The past few months have been anxious times for European business in China. First, we saw with the promulgation of the National Security Law, and the releases of the Trial Measures for the National Security Review of Foreign Investments in China’s Pilot Free Trade Zones…

From strength to strength: 40 years of EU-China trade relations

On 6th May, 2015, the European Union (EU) and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) celebrated 40 years of diplomatic relations.

State of flux: 40 years of change to China’s legal landscape

A look at some of the key factors that have shaped Chinese law over the last 40 years.

Both sides of the coin: EU-China relations in the context of the WTO

Trade has been the cornerstone of the relationship between the European Union (EU) and China since diplomatic ties were first established in 1975.

The right fit: EU-China institutional relations

The European Union’s (EU’s) High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission Federica Mogherini was recently in China for an official two-day visit.

Towards the rule of law: development of PRC FDI legislation

Since the foundation of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in 1949, China has been through two ‘thirty-year periods’.