Revised individual income-tax law takes effect

The State Council announced a central committee to coordinate financial regulation across agencies. Its creation responded to risks created by rapid credit growth and complex shadow banking,...

At the Boao Forum, China announced plans to ease foreign ownership caps in banking, securities and insurance. The pledge sought to attract capital and respond to trade pressure, while opening remained...

The revised negative list reduced restrictions on foreign investment in selected sectors, including finance and manufacturing. The list-based approach marked a shift toward permitting activity...

The expo promoted imports and framed China as a defender of trade openness amid rising tariff conflict with the United States. Import commitments could expand market access, but the event also...

The anniversary gave official narrative form to the 1978 reform era and its transformation of production, trade and living standards. A decolonial reading recognizes expanded sovereignty and poverty...

The NPC adopted a single law to replace three older laws governing foreign-invested enterprises. It promised national treatment and protection against forced technology transfer, reflecting external...

The PBOC announced a revised LPR quotation mechanism to improve the transmission of market-based rates into bank lending. The change aimed to lower financing costs and reduce implicit rate...

The Lingang area was tasked with testing high-standard opening, cross-border finance and trade facilitation. It extended China’s use of pilot zones as controlled laboratories, with reforms designed to...

The law consolidated China’s foreign-investment framework and replaced the earlier joint-venture statutes. Its formal protections addressed longstanding foreign-business concerns, while implementation...

The guidelines called for improving market allocation of land, labor, capital, technology and data. They sought to deepen market mechanisms while retaining state planning and public ownership,...