China Legal Trends
Mon, 01 Nov 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In September 2021, Zhejiang passed the “Decision of the Standing Committee of the Zhejiang Provincial People's Congress on the Tackling of Online False Information” (浙江省人民代表大会常务委员会关于网络虚假信息治理的决定), aiming to establish the mechanism for combating online false information.
Mon, 01 Nov 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In September 2021, the SPC issued ten typical cases of anti-monopoly and anti-unfair competition, covering both traditional acts of unfair competition and monopoly and some new-type ones like click farming.
Mon, 01 Nov 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In September 2021, China’s National Special Committee of New-generation Artificial Intelligence Governance issued the “Code of Ethics for New-generation Artificial Intelligence” (新一代人工智能伦理规范), aiming to integrate ethics and morals into the whole life cycle of AI and provide ethical guidance for stakeholders engaged in AI-related activities.
Mon, 01 Nov 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In September 2021, the SPC issued the “Implementing Measures for Improving the Pilot Reform of Functions and Roles of Courts at Four Trial Levels ”(关于完善四级法院审级职能定位改革试点的实施办法), which stipulates the objectives, tasks, and scope, and supporting measures of the 2-year pilot reform.
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In September 2021, China’s first collegial panel for data-related disputes was established in Guangzhou Internet Court, and ten typical cases concerning data-related and virtual property disputes heard by the court were published at the same time.
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In September 2021, the Cyberspace Administration of China and other eight authorities jointly issued the “Guiding Opinions on Strengthening the Comprehensive Governance of the Internet Information Service Algorithms”(关于加强互联网信息服务算法综合治理的指导意见), aiming to establish the pattern of comprehensive governance of algorithmic security in about three years.
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In July 2021, China’s Supreme People's Procuratorate released the data on case handling by procuratorates nationwide from January to June 2021.
Mon, 25 Oct 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In August 2021, the SPC issued the “Evaluation Report on Effects of Building Intelligent Courts to Promote Green Development”, showing that in 2020, more than 10.8 million cases were accepted online, accounting for 54% of the first-instance cases.
Mon, 25 Oct 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In September 2021, the People's Bank of China and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange jointly issued the proposed “Provisions on Issues Concerning Overseas Loan Business of Banking Financial Institutions”(Draft for Public Comment)(关于银行业金融机构境外贷款业务有关事宜的规定).
Mon, 25 Oct 2021 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In September 2021, the National Development and Reform Commission and other ten authorities jointly issued the “Notice on Regulating the Virtual Currency ‘Mining’ Activities” (关于整治虚拟货币 “挖矿”活动的通知), aiming to regulate the virtual currency “mining” activities and promote energy conservation and emission reduction.