{"id":65437,"date":"2026-07-02T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=65437"},"modified":"2026-07-02T06:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T22:30:00","slug":"chinas-new-investment-law-asserts-control-over-offshore-tech-transfers-in-landmark-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=65437","title":{"rendered":"China\u2019s new investment law asserts control over offshore tech transfers in landmark move"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">China has enacted a <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/economy\/china-economy\/article\/3355560\/china-tightens-outbound-tech-investment-rules-following-nexperia-and-manus-disputes?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">sweeping overseas-investment law<\/span><\/a> that aims to safeguard national interests against trade barriers and unauthorised use of advanced technology abroad, though analysts warn that the move could complicate operations for foreign partners.<\/div>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">The State Council\u2019s 34-article Regulation on Overseas Investment, taking effect on Wednesday, authorises \u201cnecessary and defensive measures\u201d to protect <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/economy\/china-economy\/article\/3355169\/chinas-private-funds-see-assets-soar-over-us400-billion-amid-tech-boom?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">Chinese investors<\/span><\/a> and interests overseas in response to foreign trade-related barriers.<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Under the mandate, the government will probe trade-related investment barriers imposed by foreign countries and coordinate retaliatory responses. Officials labelled the law a \u201cmilestone in the history of China\u2019s outbound-investment development\u201d.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Western countries have intensified the use of sanctions, tariffs, anti-subsidy probes and company blacklists to target Chinese industries in recent years.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Also known as the 2026 regulation on outbound direct investment (ODI), Beijing\u2019s new law requires Chinese investors to cooperate with authorities during any investigations overseas, according to the Charltons Law Firm website.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Chinese investors offshore, in particular, must avoid the unauthorised use of technologies or data that are \u201csubject to prohibitions\u201d, including through personnel reassignments and training events, Charltons said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/economy\/global-economy\/article\/3358972\/chinas-new-investment-law-asserts-control-over-offshore-tech-transfers-landmark-move\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China has enacted a sweeping overseas-investment law that aims to safeguard national interests against trade barriers and unauthorised use of advanced technology abroad, though analysts&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":65438,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2611],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-buzz-headlines","wpcat-2611-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=65437"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65437\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/65438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=65437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=65437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=65437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}