The Chinese legislator has issued a novel regulation on public procurement effective since 1 January 2026 introducing a 20% price preference for products made in China, meaning that the offers of suppliers of such product will be evaluated at 80% of their nominal price as compared to their competitors. In other words, this new rule …
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John Liebeskind met with WANG Chengjie, Secretary General of the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), in Beijing on 24 June 2026, and LU Fei, CIETAC’s Director of Business Development Division and Secretary General of CIETAC European Arbitration Center. They discussed the promotion of CIETAC arbitration and of Chinese law. They also addressed …
Beijing says the changes are needed for national security, but they could complicate efforts by Chinese companies to find growth overseas … This week, the State Council, China’s cabinet, announced new rules requiring national security screening for Chinese companies seeking to invest overseas. The move follows regulations introduced in April that allowed the authorities to intervene when …
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Le fabricant de capteurs électriques a vu sa capitalisation boursière s’effondrer ces dernières années. Son sort dépend toujours plus de la clientèle asiatique, selon des analystes C’est le grand retournement. Avant 2022, tous les voyants étaient au vert pour LEM. Cette année-là, le directeur du fabricant genevois de capteurs électriques et des analystes affirmaient dans …
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Cohort of international investors considering investing in China rises to 57 per cent from 51 per cent a year ago, survey says Global investors’ appetite for Chinese equities, companies and assets continues to rise owing to rapid technological advancements and low valuations in the world’s second-largest economy, according to JPMorgan Chase. Kwang Kam Shing, Hong Kong …
On 28 September 2025 the Chinese legislator issued a novel Notice Regarding Implementing the Standards for Domestic Products and Relevant Policies in Government Procurement 国务院办公厅关于在政府采购中实施本国产品标准及相关政策的通知 guówùyuàn bàngōng tīng guānyú zài zhèngfǔ cǎigòu zhōng shíshī běnguó chǎnpǐn biāozhǔn jí xiāngguān zhèngcè de tōngzhī. The Notice is effective since 1 January 2026. It is relevant for foreign …
On 20 April 2026 John Liebeskind was invited by Prof. Daniel Kraus to deliver a lecture on the Chinese law of innovation at the University of Neuchâtel UNINE within the Master in Innovation program under the Faculty of Law. John outlined the Chinese legal framework governing innovation and technology in private law, administrative law, public …
Des fleurons suisses, dont UBS, Novartis, Läderach, Glencore et Swiss Re, ont rencontré une importante délégation chinoise à Berne. Mais les participants suisses ne voulaient pas que la presse assiste à la table ronde. Par peur de fâcher Donald Trump? Source: https://www.blick.ch/fr/suisse/romande/rencontre-a-berne-entre-la-suisse-et-la-chine-le-business-se-developpe-discretement-id21884317.html?utm_source=whatsapp&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share-button
His purge of the top brass is part of a wider campaign After securing an unprecedented third term as Communist Party chief in October 2022, Xi Jinping led senior officials on a pilgrimage to the party’s “red holy city”. His choice of destination was Yan’an in north-western China, where Mao Zedong’s guerrillas were once based. …
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Staempfli, the Swiss legal publisher, is due to publish “Chinese Business Law” by John Liebeskind, a commentary on the new Chinese business law regime. This book addresses the important development of Chinese business law over the recent years. It is primarily aimed at foreign investors, but also at Chinese lawyers assisting them, by facilitating the …
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And they are doing things differently from their elders A few years ago it would have been hard to imagine Chinese brands making it big in America. Yet today shoppers in Manhattan can pop by the 2,800-square-metre store of Urban Revivo to pick up one of the Chinese retailer’s trendy outfits, which are all the …
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China is increasingly applying domestic law beyond its borders in response to US pressure, legal analysts have suggested. Source: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3329145/us-rivalry-pushing-china-apply-domestic-law-abroad-legal-experts-say
Chinese lawyers are making inroads into the global legal services market in response to growing demand from their compatriots abroad and a push from Beijing. Source: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3317864/chinese-law-firms-pivotal-moment-they-answer-call-go-global
China unveiled regulations on Monday to strengthen implementation of its anti-sanctions law as part of efforts to counter external hostilities. Source: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3303684/china-issues-regulations-boost-implementation-anti-sanctions-law
The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) approved 24 law bills since the 2024 NPC annual session, a spokesperson said on Tuesday. Source: https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202503/04/WS67c6c62ea310c240449d88e1.html
China has moved to ban authorities from imposing fines on private businesses without a legal basis in the latest draft of a new private-economy promotion law, as the country’s leaders step up efforts to boost confidence in the private sector and shore up economic growth. Source: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3299981/china-steps-protections-private-sector-updated-draft-law
Chinese lawmakers on Friday voted to adopt a law on customs duties to promote high-level opening up. The law, which was passed at a session of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, the national legislature, will take effect on Dec. 1, 2024. Source: https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202404/26/WS662b0610a31082fc043c4244.html
Le créateur de Sinoptic.ch, unique site suisse d’information sur la Chine, est un fin connaisseur du pays. Il revient sur l’évolution de notre relation à l’Empire du Milieu. Source: https://www.letemps.ch/monde/gerald-beroud-s-interesser-a-la-chine-devient-suspect
L’industriel suisse installé à Shanghai raconte son vécu durant la période marquée par les confinements successifs et la politique zéro covid imposés par Pékin. Il revient aussi sur la place des entreprises étrangères dans une Chine qui traverse non seulement une crise économique, mais connaît aussi des tensions politiques avec ses partenaires étrangers. Source : …
Un patron suisse s’est fait embarquer dans une mise en scène orchestrée par une société chinoise qui s’est avérée être une coquille vide. Il témoigne, alors qu’ils sont nombreux à être tombés dans un piège tendu pour… quelques milliers de francs Source : https://www.letemps.ch/economie/larnaque-deux-yuans-un-entrepreneur-romand-echappe-escrocs-chinois
Le Conseil des Etats a voté lundi soir une motion qui appelle à créer un organe de surveillance des investissements étrangers. La Chambre basse se saisira de cet objet à l’automne. En attendant, le gouvernement et Economiesuisse confirment leur opposition Source : https://www.letemps.ch/economie/suisse-divisee-un-barrage-contre-capitaux-chinois
La mésaventure de l’entreprise suisse rappelle que le respect de la propriété intellectuelle laisse toujours à désirer en Chine. Ce qui toutefois ne veut pas dire que les autorités chinoises restent les bras croisés Source : https://www.letemps.ch/economie/meyer-burger-poursuit-un-faussaire-chinois
La Chine maintient un contrôle des changes strict. Elle a récemment intensifié sa lutte contre la fuite de capitaux. La question n’est pas théorique puisqu’on on mentionne des trillions de yuans représentant un pourcentage à deux chiffre des réserves de devises chinoises. En Suisse, l’art. 47 du Code de diligence interdit aux banques de prêter …
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Patent Law in Greater China est un ouvrage collectif regroupant les contributions de 25 auteurs dont approximativement la moitié d’appartenance chinoise. Les co-auteurs asiatiques sont enseignants, magistrats, fonctionnaires d’agence étatiques pour la propriété intellectuelle ou encore agents en brevets. Les co-auteurs occidentaux sont principalement allemands; ils exercent les mêmes fonctions ou sont encore juristes au …
A representative office using temporary workers is challenging and more burdensome than direct employment, as agencies in practice release all responsibility after workers have been placed. Legal reforms have not clarified the situation, which means it may be time for investors to switch to a WFOE.
Even though there are obviously local specificities, Chinese-related dispute resolution is not much different than anywhere else in the world insofar as the following basic, universal principle is respected:“prévenir, c’est guérir”. This discussion of Chinese-related dispute resolution is meant for entrepreneurs in China or in business with a Chinese party, not for lawyers. Along with …
John Liebeskind advised Chinese State-owned aeronautical conglomerate about the revocation, by the Chinese party, of a sale contract with a foreign supplier following the discovery that the latter had deceived the former by dissimulating its incapacity to perform, and assisted his client in the ensuing arbitration.