31 Mar, 2023 China’s PI Certification for Cross-border Data Transfer: What You Need to Know By Justina Zhang Compliance with requirements on cross-border data transfers has become increasingly important for businesses operating in China. The...
27 Mar, 2023 China New Internet Advertising Regulation-What Do You Need to Know By Justina Zhang On February 25, 2023, the State Administration for Market Regulation released the Measures for the Administration of Internet Advertising...
22 Mar, 2023 SAMR Published Final Guidance for the Use of Superlative Adjectives in Advertising By Justina Zhang In February 2023, the State Administration of Market Regulations published its final Guidance for the Use of Superlative Adjectives in...
08 Mar, 2023 China SCC Released- The Last Piece of the Puzzle in the Regulatory Framework for Cross-Border Data Transfers By Justina Zhang On February 22, 2023, China's Cybersecurity Administration (“CAC”) released the final version of the China SCC - the Measures for the...
20 Feb, 2023 First Cases of Security Assessment Approval for Outbound Data Transfers in China By Justina Zhang On July 7, 2022, the Cybersecurity Administration of China ("CAC") issued the Measures for Security Assessment for Cross-Border Data...
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...
31 Oct, 2022 NFTs and Marketing With NFTs in China By Justina Zhang NFTs or “non-fungible tokens” have been much in the news lately, first for their meteoric rise in popularity and diversification, and...
27 Oct, 2022 Food Advertising in China: “Do’s and Don’ts” From Recent Cases By Justina Zhang Chinese society pays increasing attention to food safety. Recently, a “double standards” scandal erupted when it was publicized that food...
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...
02 Aug, 2022 China Releases Security Review Measures for Cross-Border Data Transfers By Justina Zhang On July 7, 2022, China’s Cybersecurity Administration (CAC) released long-waited regulations for the management of cross-border data...
02 Jun, 2022 Copyright Right Issues when Adopting Chinese Culture Elements in Advertising - Audi Criticized for Plagiarism By Justina Zhang What happened? May 21 usually marks the start of Xiaoman (“little full”, referring to buds of grain), the 8th solar cycle in the...
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...
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...