Foley & Lardner LLP (JD Supra China)

Chinese auto sales grew at least 8 percent year over year in October. This follows a 7.4% jump in September. October marked seven straight months of year over year growth in China. China’s growth stands in stark contrast to many other markets around the world, which continue to be thwarted by COVID cases.

On Tuesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced a planned rollback of the manufacturing foreign ownership limits first set forth in the 1990s, which require that manufacturing operations in China be at least 50% Chinese owned. Specifically, China will begin by eliminating this ownership requirement for electric vehicle production and gradually roll back the requirements for all other...

On August 18, 2017, China’s State Council issued guidelines clarifying rules passed a year ago by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) limiting outbound investments as cover-up to move money out of China.

As this blog has reported over the last few months, several countries have announced their intention to ban the sale of internal combustion-powered cars in the coming years. But the latest to take this step — China — might be the most impactful of all in many ways. China is already the largest automotive market in the world, and by some estimates, will have more than 30 million annual vehicle...

The Chinese government has been in the process of modernizing its telemedicine law and policy and associated infrastructure for nearly 2 years now, to support broad, domestic application of telemedicine. We outline one of the most recent developments below.

Many of the stories coming out of Auto China 2016 are showcasing the SUVs and luxury SUVs at the show. Highlights include SUVs and crossover SUVs concepts from VW (VW T-Prime Concept GTW), Infiniti (QX Sport Inspiration), Mazda (CX-4, only sold in China), Honda (Concept D), GM (Cadillac XT5), Ford (Everest SUV), and Mercedes (GLC Coupe). Automakers also debuted electric SUV concepts such as the...

China has launched or announced a significant number of regulatory initiatives in the automotive sector over the first months of 2016. I have selected a number of regulatory initiatives representing such trends, below, from my work on China compliance issues and discussions with relevant regulatory authorities.

Telemedicine continues to attract international attention, with China on track to become one of the largest telemedicine markets in the world. Just a year after the National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People’s Republic of China (NHFPC) began promoting the development of a national telemedicine network in China, multiple telemedicine pilots are already being implemented at...

The Center for Automotive Research held its 50th anniversary Management Briefing Seminars event last week in Traverse City, Michigan. The theme of the conference was “Competition Rules!” and featured an in-depth look at the global automotive industry, including current competitive trends. Kudos to CAR for another fantastic MBS, despite the curveballs that Mother Nature and her straight-line winds

Manufacturers with operations, employees, and/or customers in China must be aware of a long list of China-specific data-flow and content restrictions. Data-flow restrictions in particular affect manufacturers employing or launching mobile apps and other IT initiatives, both internal and external. Manufacturers must be very sensitive to China’s rules and guidelines restricting data flow, as these...

Do you manufacture electrical and electronic products, parts or components? Do you manage manufacturing design for such products? Do you oversee Chinese suppliers manufacturing such products? If so, you need to follow Restriction of Hazardous Substance (“RoHS”) developments closely for possible future changes to product content restrictions in China.

U.S. health care providers, device manufacturers, lab managers, health information technology and telemedicine/telehealth project investors, and other industry members involved in projects in China, need to be aware of a long and growing list of China-specific data-flow and content restrictions.

This post is the sixth in Foley’s blog series, “Realizing the Potential of Telemedicine in China,” meant to address top issues facing U.S. companies looking to enter the Chinese telemedicine market. As U.S. companies continue to look abroad for telehealth opportunities, particularly in China, they are exploring direct-to-patient service offerings such as internet-based medical consultations and...

This post is the fifth in Foley’s blog series, “Realizing the Potential of Telemedicine in China,” meant to address top issues facing U.S. companies looking to enter the Chinese telemedicine market. A China government policy development program uses telemedicine as the lynchpin in China’s promotion of healthcare services for the elderly, including accelerated pilot programs for telemedicine...

The Original Equipment Suppliers Association (OESA) recently presented on February 4th its annual China Market update webinar, and as usual a lot of great information was imparted to OESA members. The presentations included a review of the “China Auto Market Dynamics” by Yale Zhang, Managing Director of Automotive Foresight in Shanghai, and a review of “China Compensation Survey Results and HR...

This post is the third in Foley’s blog series, “Realizing the Potential of Telemedicine in China,” meant to address top issues facing U.S. companies looking to enter the Chinese telemedicine market. We continue to work with more and more U.S.-based providers to create international telemedicine programs, and without question China remains the region of hottest interest.

In China, there are an overwhelming number of measures to govern almost all aspects of the process of manufacturing a product, bringing that product to market, and maintaining that product’s integrity and competitiveness in the marketplace. However, the application of these laws varies significantly across agencies, subject matters and internal jurisdictions.

The Global Automotive Forum 2014 was held in Wuhan, China October 16-17. This was the fifth annual convening of the event by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), the last two of which have been held in Wuhan. The official title of the program was “The Vision for the Transformation of China’s Automotive Industry,” and the theme was centered on the path of the Chinese

The Chinese market presents a tremendous opportunity for U.S. hospitals and providers, as long as the intricacies of data privacy and security issues are thoroughly understood. This includes Chinese regulations regarding medical records, electronic health record (EHR) storage, and practical enforcement.

This post is the second in Foley’s blogs on China telemedicine and the first in the blog series, “Realizing the Potential of Telemedicine in China,” meant to address top issues facing U.S. companies looking to enter the Chinese telemedicine market. We hope to expand the series to include additional issues.

The most modern of manufacturing operations can exist nearby the most backward. Thousands of quality assurance, hygiene, energy conservation and other regulatory standards are in place, but access to, enforcement and interpretation of these standards is inconsistent. Environmental pollution is worsening in a number of areas to the point of threatening life and growth, yet many manufacturers in...

Telemedicine providers and vendors doing business in China, whether based in China, the United States, or elsewhere, received new guidance on the use of telemedicine in China.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) recently announced its affirmative preliminary determination in the antidumping (AD) investigations of certain crystalline silicon PV products imported form the People’s Republic of China (China) and Taiwan. In general, the DOC finds AD margins when a foreign company sells a product in the U.S. at less than its fair value. Today, the DOC announced its...

With more than $1 billion invested in Michigan each year, Michigan is a top destination for Chinese investors. According to Jerry Xu, the President of the Detroit Chinese Business Association, Chinese investors are coming to Detroit and Southeastern Michigan to partner with American companies and manufacture auto parts that will be supplied to Detroit’s auto makers.

In a move viewed by many as retaliation against the U.S. for the anti-dumping and countervailing duties assessed by the U.S. against Chinese solar panels, China recently finalized its anti-dumping duties on imports into China of solar polysilicon from the U.S. and South Korea. These duties could be a significant blow to U.S. solar-grade polysilicon manufacturers.

For the past year we have heard rumors that the Chinese government would select or otherwise designate solar companies that it approved. It was unclear exactly what form this selection would take and what the implications would be. Much of that was answered recently when the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released its list of 134 solar photovoltaic manufacturing companies

China announced its boldest plan in 30 years to overhaul a multitude of economic and social policies, with the release of “The Decision on Major Issues Concerning Comprehensively Deepening Reforms” on November 15, 2013.

Recently, China sought to reassure foreign investors that it would never close its doors to the outside world and was committed to making China a fairer place to conduct business. “We are protecting the legitimate rights of foreign enterprises according to law,” said Chinese President Xi Jinping during a roundtable discussion with international business leaders at the Boan Forum for Asia.

Legal News: Eye on China Quarterly Newsletter offers companies helpful insight as they successfully navigate China’s complex and ever-changing legal and regulatory environment. In this issue, we focus on the following topics: Domestic Anti-Bribery Enforcement May Be on the Rise in China: Multinationals Must Focus on Anti-Corruption Compliance; Another Potential Trap for the Unwary:...

Legal News: Eye on China Quarterly Newsletter offers companies helpful insight as they successfully navigate China’s complex and ever-changing legal and regulatory environment. In this issue, we focus on the following topics: - The Wild, Wild East: Strategies to Combat Counterfeiting in China - Trade Secret Protection in China: A Perspective From China and Hong Kong - Asian...