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WeChat and TikTok Sanctions Not to Come Into Effect Today

by Harry Clark and Jeanine P. McGuinness
September.20.2020

Late last night, a Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued an order granting a motion for a ...

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Commerce Department Identifies Prohibited Transactions Involving WeChat and TikTok

by Harry Clark, Jeanine P. McGuinness and Gregory I. Hume
September.19.2020

Yesterday, the Department of Commerce took steps to implement sanctions targeting China’s mobile applications WeChat, owned by Tencent Holdings ...

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U.S. President’s Working Group Proposes Tougher Listing Rules for Chinese Companies

by Richard Smith, Jeff Zhang and Martha Wang
August.26.2020

In response to U.S. President Trump’s June 4 Memorandum calling for “firm, orderly action to end the Chinese practice of flouting American ...

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President Trump Issues Executive Order Implementing the Hong Kong Autonomy Act

by Harry Clark, Jeanine P. McGuinness and Gregory I. Hume
July.16.2020

The Executive Order supplements the HKAA without establishing major new trade policy measures.

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U.S. Enacts Sanctions Legislation, Imposes Export Control Changes in Response to China's National Security Law for Hong Kong

by Harry Clark, Jeanine P. McGuinness and Gregory I. Hume
July.14.2020

Today, President Trump signed into law the Hong Kong Autonomy Act (“HKAA”).

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China Proposes to Tighten Biosecurity Law and its Potential Impact on Foreign Pharmaceutical and Biotech Companies Operating in China

by Yufeng (Ethan) Ma and Martha Wang
July.10.2020

On April 26, 2020, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China’s top legislature, passed the second draft of the country’s ...

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China's Support to Foreign-Invested Enterprises Amid COVID-19

by Xiang Wang, Jeff Zhang and Martha Wang
May.21.2020

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Chinese government has been concerned about the pandemic’s economic impact and swiftly adopted a ...

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Commerce Department Expands Export Controls Regarding Huawei - Four Key Points

by Harry Clark, Jeanine P. McGuinness and Gregory I. Hume
May.19.2020

Today the U.S. Commerce Department published an interim final rule to amend the so-called direct product rule of the Export Administration ...

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Chinese Investments in Germany in Times of Corona and Thereafter

by Dr. Wilhelm Nolting-Hauff and Dr. Hang Xu
May.14.2020

Orrick publishes insight on Chinese Investments in Germany in Times of Corona and thereafter.

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SEC Expands Smaller Reporting Company Relief

March.17.2020

On March 12, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to the definitions of “accelerated filer” and “large accelerated filer.”

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The Orrick Guide to Foreign Investment Reviews

November.06.2019

Please see The Orrick Guide to Foreign Investment Reviews (October 2022 Updates) for the most up-to-date information.

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Huawei/National Security Sanctions: Entity List Action and IT Supply Chain Restrictions

by Harry Clark, Gregory I. Hume and Evgeniya Shakina
May.22.2019

Late last week, U.S. authorities commenced two initiatives to restrict trade with Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. ("Huawei") and other Chinese suppliers ...