China Law Deskbook Monthly Legal Update

Jim Zimmerman, the China managing partner of U.S. blue chip law firm Squire Sanders Dempsey is a good friend of China Briefing and is also both the Chairman Emeritus of Amcham China and the author of the China Law Deskbook – considered by many to the bible of China law. Jim has recently introduced a monthly update service to the China Law Deskbook and has kindly given permission for China Briefing to host this each month.

Entitled “News and Views from Beijing,” the new May issue is attached as a complimentary download, and contains details of new laws, regulations, and policy trends. Included are Jim’s comments concerning:

• The release of the 2011 version of the foreign investment catalog
• Tax rules to support the development of domestic emerging industries
• Joint agency campaign to crack-down on “illegal” publicity activities on the Internet
• Creation of the new State Internet Information Office as a new centralized agency under the State Council
• Amendments to the Criminal Law to criminalize bribery of foreign government officials (by Chinese companies and individuals)
• Government’s strategy plan for controlling corruption in 2011

Readers wishing to purchase the China Law Deskbook may visit the site here.

We are grateful to Jim for permitting us to reproduce the original content for the benefit of our readers.

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