Authors: Harry Liu, Weixin Qiu, Dispute Resolution group, King & Wood Mallesons

For over a decade, western countries led by the United States have exercised long-arm jurisdiction to conduct criminal and administrative investigations and enforcement actions against multinational enterprises and individuals. These activities have had profound impact on international relations and created significant challenges to the operation, asset protection and personal safety of domestic and international companies located in many countries including China. The recent promulgation of the Data Security Law of the People’s Republic of China installed the last safety valve to protect China’s national security and Chinese companies from illegal suppression by foreign governments. It also created rules and principles to regulate cross-border judicial and administrative investigations by foreign governments. This article aims to present Chinese laws, rules and principles related to cross-border investigations, and to help enterprises to better understand, from a Chinese law perspective, the legal framework and respond appropriately when facing investigations conducted by foreign governments. Continue Reading China is enhancing regulations on Cross-Border Investigations