Changes to China's foreign investment law are eagerly awaited by the foreign business community and politicians around the globe. The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) started reviewing a new draft of the law in late January and it is expected that a finalized version will be ready in March. To cover these changes and to provide a first analysis of the amendments, we have invited Ralph Koppitz, Chief Representative and Partner at Taylor Wessing law firm. He will cover the following:
Effects of the expected Foreign Investment Law, after the current JV-Laws and WFOE-Laws will have been abolished
What foreign investors and local subsidiaries should know in preparation of the new law
Latest market access relaxations / negative list
Increasing controls, including on cyber security and national security aspects