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Shanghai 144-hour visa-free transit policy adopts online pre-application process

From 1 November 2018, foreigners visiting China’s Shanghai-Jiangsu-Zhejiang area are now able to benefit from the 144-hour Visa-Exemption Transit online application process. The Shanghai General Station of Immigration Inspection and Shanghai Exit and Entry Bureau of Shanghai Public Security Bureau collaboratively developed the online pre-application system for 144-hour visa exemption transit. The adoption of the online pre-application is to further optimise and upgrade the system, leading to a faster, more convenient immigration process for visiting foreigners. Below, we answer some […]

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China’s first e-commerce law to go into effect from 1 January 2019

In recent years, e-commerce has boomed in China. And with the upcoming Singles’ Day, promoted annually by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba and held on 11 November, we’re going to once again witness the power of e-commerce spending. The event, billed as ‘anti-Valentine’s Day’ where Chinese singletons go on a global online shopping spree, last year rung up more than US$25 billion (168.2 billion yuan) in online sales worldwide.

In response, to the rapid growth of e-commerce, the People’s First Standing Order promulgated […]

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Cybersecurity: protection of personal data

Last year, the Cybersecurity Law of the People’s Republic of China (CSL) came into effect from 1 June 2017. CSL brought about national standards for cybersecurity protection, specifying security measures for network operators and providers of network goods and services. Key aspects of the law were highlighted previously on this blog, of which you can read here.

This year, the General Data Protection Regulation, promulgated by the Europe Union, was effective from 25 May. GDPR unifies the protection of personal […]

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