20 Dec, 2022 China Releases Guidance on Security Review of Cross-Border Data Transfers By Justina Zhang Background On July 7, 2022, China’s Cybersecurity Administration ("CAC") released long-waited regulations for the management of...
08 Dec, 2022 SAMR Seeks Public Comments on Its Guidance for the Use of Superlative Adjectives in Advertising By Justina Zhang Background The China Advertising Law is known for prohibiting the use of superlative adjectives such as “the highest”, “the best” or...
28 Nov, 2022 China Issues Its First Guidelines on Celebrity Endorsements By Justina Zhang The legal environment and potential liabilities for celebrity endorsements in China are getting tougher. Five months after Chinese...
29 Aug, 2022 Why Brands and Endorsers Should Both Understand the Law on Endorsements in China By Justina Zhang In May 2022, Chinese actress Jing Tian received the largest fine ever issued under China’s Advertising Law to date - RMB 7.22 million...
09 May, 2022 The First NFT Legal Case in China By Justina Zhang As of 2017, the mining, minting and trading of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies is banned in China. In contrast, NFTs are heating up in China...
07 Apr, 2022 You're Invited: "Evolving Regulation of the Use of Consumer Reviews" Webinar By Jeff Greenbaum The International Advertising Association, in partnership with the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance, is hosting a webinar, "Evolving...
11 Feb, 2022 The Challenges of Portraying Chinese Women in Advertisements By Justina Zhang Many brands are inclined to use Chinese elements in their China-targeted advertisements in order to attract local consumers, which is...
07 Dec, 2021 China Issues New Draft Law to Strengthen Oversight Over Internet Advertising By Justina Zhang On November 26, 2021, the State Administration for Market Regulation (the “SAMR”) issued a discussion draft of the Measures for the...
26 Aug, 2021 China Issued Personal Information Protection Law By Justina Zhang On August 20, 2021, the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress of China issued the final version of Personal...
28 Oct, 2020 Advertising for Pharmaceutical and Health Care Products and Services in China: Prior Approval Is Required By Justina Zhang Throughout the pandemic, some pharmaceutical and health care products made false claims about the product’s ability to prevent COVID-19...
22 Oct, 2020 Corporate Property Interest in Data – Emerging Norms in China By Justina Zhang In China, data held by companies is not clearly protected as “property” under relevant laws. Instead, when pursuing litigation or...
14 Oct, 2020 You're Invited! "Asia Pacific Advertising Law Year in Review" Webinar By Jeff Greenbaum The Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance will be hosting a webinar, "Asia Pacific Advertising Law Year in Review," on Thursday, October...
21 Feb, 2020 Legal Perspective on COVID-19 Outbreak’s Influence on Advertising Industry By Justina Zhang The outbreak of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19), which has yet to peak, has already had a significant impact in China on a macroeconomic...
05 Dec, 2019 Cosmetics Advertising in China By Justina Zhang In November, it was reported that L‘oreal (China) Co., Ltd. was fined RMB 200,000 for a printed advertisement posted in a shopping mall....
03 Sep, 2019 China Issues New Guidelines for Health Food Disclaimer and Labeling By Justina Zhang The PRC State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) recently issued Guidelines on Disclaimers and Labeling for Health Food (the...
12 Jun, 2019 PRC Regulations on Data Security: CAC Issues Administrative Measures for Data Security (Draft for Comments) By Justina Zhang On May 28, 2019, the Cyberspace Administration of China (the “CAC”) issued Draft Administrative Measures for Data Security (the “Draft”)...