FAQ: What Foreign Companies Need to Know About China’s 2025 Anti-Unfair Competition Law (AUCL) This post follows our comprehensive analysis of the 2025 AUCL reforms in “China’s 2025 AUCL: Executive Liability and Global Reach.” If you haven’t read it yet, start there. It explains the law’s long-arm reach, new personal liability for executives, and why
China’s 2025 Competition Law Creates Executive Liability and Extraterritorial Reach On October 15, 2025, China’s revised Anti-Unfair Competition Law (AUCL) will take effect, ushering in the most significant overhaul of China’s market regulation in nearly a decade. I began my legal career doing antitrust work at Kirkland & Ellis, so when China first rolled out
Serving Process on Chinese Defendants: Hague Service in China and the New Rules on Judgment Enforcement An American company spent years litigating a breach of contract case against a Shenzhen supplier. They won. Then a Chinese court refused to recognize and enforce the judgment because service of process was invalid under the Hague Service Convention.
China Manufacturing Risks in 2025: Why They’re Worse Than Ever The New Reality of Manufacturing in China Twelve months ago, a U.S. company wired $800,000 to a trusted Chinese supplier it had worked with for years. The factory never shipped a single product. Instead, it shut its doors, the owner disappeared, leaving the American company
The Ultimate Guide to Avoiding International Business Scams (2025) You just landed the deal of a lifetime. A foreign buyer with an impressive website and a well-connected team is ready to place a massive order. The terms are favorable, and the payment is promised to be quick. Your leadership team is celebrating the new global
Contract Enforcement in China: What Works and What Doesn’t Our clients will sometimes tell us that they view contract enforcement in China as impossible. They’re partly right. Enforcing contracts in China is complicated, unpredictable, and very different than in the West. But that doesn’t mean that contracts with Chinese companies are useless. It just means
Why Your China Software IP Strategy Is Probably Wrong (And How to Fix It) It started as a routine partnership. A fast-growing American software company needed a trusted partner in Shenzhen to manufacture its new IoT device. Eighteen months into the relationship, an email arrived with a link to a demo at a major tech
China Employment Law 2025: Working Hours Compliance Guide for Foreign Companies Could a Single Employee Complaint Derail Your China Operations? Imagine this: your Shanghai HR manager picks up the phone. A local employment bureau officer is on the line. Within days, inspectors arrive at your offices, your company name is in the Chinese press, and
China’s New AI Labeling Rules: What Every China Business Needs to Know Is Your China Content Strategy About to Break? China is tightening its grip on digital business practices, especially those tied to social trust and content authenticity. If your company still treats China AI compliance as optional, you’re setting yourself up for major problems.
When Business Disputes in China Turn Criminal In the United States and Europe, it is uncommon for a dispute between two businesspeople to become a matter for criminal law enforcement. In China, things work differently. If you are doing business in China, you need to understand two things: The scope of economic crime there is
