China Legal Trends
Wed, 10 Jun 2026 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
On May 8, 2026, China’s Supreme People's Court released five typical cases targeting personal data leaks and cybercrimes, signaling a zero-tolerance stance against cyber doxxing and commercialized data trafficking.
Wed, 03 Jun 2026 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
On May 15, 2026, China applied its new administrative regulations for the first time by blocking European cross-border data demands in the EU's Nuctech subsidy probe, signaling that Beijing's coordinated statutory defense system against foreign legal overreach is fully operational.
Wed, 03 Jun 2026 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
On April 7, 2026, China issued the Regulations on Countering Foreign Improper Extraterritorial Jurisdiction, which introduced anti-enforcement injunctions, a malicious entity list, and civil remedies, aiming to build a systematic legal framework to counter foreign long-arm jurisdiction and sanction overreach.
Thu, 21 May 2026 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
On March 1, 2026, the same day China's revised Arbitration Law took effect, a foreign-related maritime ad hoc arbitration was decided in Wenchang, Hainan, resolving a vessel collision dispute in a single day.
Thu, 21 May 2026 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
The newly established International Organization for Mediation (IOMed) has successfully resolved its inaugural case—a maritime charter dispute between Chinese and Singaporean parties—marking a major milestone for the world’s first government-backed global mediation body.
Wed, 13 May 2026 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
Signed on April 20, 2026, a new arrangement between Hong Kong and Mainland China expands the methods for serving judicial documents to improve cross-border efficiency and address rising litigation demands.
Wed, 13 May 2026 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
Having entered into force on March 1, 2026, China’s first comprehensive revision of its 1995 Arbitration Law has introduced ad hoc arbitration, strengthened interim relief, and aligned the legal framework more closely with international standards.
Wed, 04 Feb 2026 China Legal Trends Meng Yu 余萌 , Wenliang Zhang
This post analyzes the historic rise in cross-border judgment enforcement involving China, specifically focusing on the persistent challenges hindering the recognition of Chinese judgments abroad. It identifies two primary obstacles—emerging legal hurdles regarding systemic due process and a "confidence deficit" among Chinese creditors—and argues that addressing these is essential to sustaining the framework of mutual recognition.
Thu, 15 Jan 2026 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In August 2025, China’s Supreme People's Court (SPC) issued its first batch of guiding cases on data rights, establishing clear judicial standards to curb excessive data collection and regulate China’s digital economy.
Thu, 15 Jan 2026 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
Xiamen has implemented mainland China’s second local personal bankruptcy regulation, establishing a legal framework for “honest but unfortunate” debtors to seek economic recovery.