[vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” padding_top=”50″ css_animation=””][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”center” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” padding_top=”50″ padding_bottom=”50″ css_animation=””][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1517373139965{background-image: url(http:\/\/asiallians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Picture1.png?id=18554) !important;}”][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]1. New Civil Aviation Agreements Boost China-EU Cooperation<\/span><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”70px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” padding_bottom=”15″ css_animation=””][vc_column][vc_column_text]Following last month\u2019s China-EU Summit, both sides signed two landmark aviation agreements in Brussels on May 20, 2019, as the first step to implement their reached consensuses. The Agreement on Civil Aviation Safety between China and the EU (the \u201cAviation Safety Agreement\u201d) and the Agreement between China and the EU on Certain Aspects of Air Services (the \u201cAir Services Agreement\u201d), as the first time that China and the EU reached such a deal in the civil aviation sector, signify the milestone for both sides\u2019 cooperation.<\/p>\n (1) Aviation Safety Agreement<\/p>\n The main objective of the first agreement is to support worldwide trade in aircraft and related products. For aeronautical products, it is significant that the Aviation Safety Agreement will remove unnecessary duplication of evaluation and certification activities by the civil aviation authorities and therefore reduce costs for the aviation sector1<\/a><\/sup>. This newly-signed agreement is believed by the insiders to make it easier for aircrafts to acquire certification and sales in both sides that will eventually boost the trade between China and the EU.<\/p>\n From the China side, the Aviation Safety Agreement is a good opportunity for aircrafts made in China to be exported to the international aviation market. From the EU side, a massive Airbus order also comes amidst \u00a0the fatal crashes and the recent exposure of safety concerns of the U.S. Boeing 737 airliners and it is reported that this year, a large order for 300 Airbus aircrafts has already been signed between China and France.2<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n (2) Air Service Agreement<\/p>\n At present, only airlines owned and controlled by some specific EU member state or its nationals could fly between that state and China, but the conclusion of the second agreement is going to change this situation.3<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0All EU airlines will be allowed to fly to China from everywhere in the EU upon implementation of the Air Services Agreement.<\/p>\n For now, China owns the 3rd largest domestic aviation market in the world, which is expected to maintain an annual growth rate of 7% between 2015 and 2034. This certain move came amid uncertainties worldwide and it is predictably estimated by the EU that this cooperation will bring about US $3.5 billion in the first eight years after signing the agreements while also creating approximately 11,000 job opportunities.4<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Besides this enrichment of China-EU\u2019s stable partnership, the both sides have also been on conversations about agreements on IP rights and investment matters and their further cooperation in the future can be expected.<\/p>\n (http:\/\/www.gov.cn\/xinwen\/2019-05\/21\/content_5393498.htm<\/a>)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”center” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” padding_top=”50″ padding_bottom=”50″ css_animation=””][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1517373139965{background-image: url(http:\/\/asiallians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Picture1.png?id=18554) !important;}”][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]2. China to Regulate App\u2019s Illegal Behaviors on Collection and Use of Personal Information<\/span><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”70px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” padding_bottom=”100″ css_animation=””][vc_column][vc_column_text]The National Information Security Standardization Technical Committee has recently issued the Methods for Identifying Unlawful Acts of Applications to Collect and Use Personal Information (Draft for Comment) (the \u201cAPP Draft\u201d), inviting public\u2019s opinions by May 26, 2019.<\/p>\n The APP Draft intends to clearly define what constitutes illegal behaviors of Apps operators on collecting and using personal information, providing guidance to the Apps operators to conduct self-checks and self-corrections, and serving as a reference for the governmental authorities to evaluate the Apps operators and to make corresponding punishment.<\/p>\n Drafted on the basis of the PRC Cyber Security Law with the reference to the National Standard Regulations for Personal Information Security, the APP Draft is more detailed, for example:<\/p>\n (1) When checking the apps\u2019 privacy policies, users are reluctant to read all small characters therein, thus normally they will click \u201cAgree\u201d directly. \u00a0The APP Draft stipulates that when collecting users\u2019 personal information, Apps operators are obliged to remind users, and corresponding collecting instructions shall not be too long to read or too difficult to understand;<\/p>\n (2) Personal information to be collected shall be directly linked to the functions of the Apps, which will prevent the Apps operators from collecting unnecessary personal information for their illegitimate use;<\/p>\n (3) When collecting sensitive information such as ID card number and bank card number of the users, the Apps operators are obliged to explain the reasons for such information collection;<\/p>\n (4) For a young user whose age is under 14, it is mandatory for the Apps operator to obtain the consent from his parents; and<\/p>\n (5) The Apps operators shall clearly instruct the uses on how to cease their Apps\u2019 accounts or amend\/delete their personal information.<\/p>\n (https:\/\/www.tc260.org.cn\/front\/postDetail.html?id=20190505191507<\/a>)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css_animation=””][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”center” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” padding_top=”50″ padding_bottom=”50″ css_animation=””][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1517373139965{background-image: url(http:\/\/asiallians.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Picture1.png?id=18554) !important;}”][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]China\u2019s Inbound Foreign Investment in Q1 Maintained a Steady Growth<\/span><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”70px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” padding_bottom=”100″ css_animation=””][vc_column][vc_column_text]From January to April this year, China\u2019s inbound foreign investment continued to grow steadily, according to the Ministry of Commerce\u2019s statistics. Specifically, there are in total 13,039 foreign-invested enterprises newly established nationwide, and 45.14 billion U.S. dollars of investment capital was received during the four months period, which increased by 6.4% of the previous quarter.<\/p>\n Investment in high-tech industry maintained a rapid growth. and there is a large increase of the use of foreign investment in high-tech manufacturing and high-tech service industry in the first quarter this year. What also worth notice is that major investors South Korea and Germany, increased their investment in China by 114.1% and 101.1% respectively. In addition, there is a 17.7% growth on the investment made by EU.<\/p>\n What\u2019s more, the central and western regions and the free trade zones in China have become new investment hot spots for their advantages of resources and labor, and for their locations tightly connected with the Belt and Road Initiative. The foreign investment in the central and the western region increased by 15.4% and 18.5% respectively last year.<\/p>\n It is said that this optimistic growth probably owes to China\u2019s ongoing reform and opening-up, such as the promulgation of the Foreign Investment Law5<\/a><\/sup>, the reduction of the negative list of foreign investment and the cutting down of the administrative approvals and licensing matter6<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0to strengthen the protection and to promote foreign investment.<\/p>\n A recently-published annual survey7<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0conducted by the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China shows that 62% of the respondents hold the opinion that China remains among the top-three current and future investment destinations. It is also reported in the annual survey that since the size of the market and untapped growth potential still outweigh the considerable costs of operating in China that arise from difficult operating conditions, the European companies remain dedicated to doing business in China.<\/p>\n (http:\/\/www.gov.cn\/guowuyuan\/2019-05\/20\/content_5393040.htm<\/a>) \u2460<\/a>\u00a0 https:\/\/www.chinadaily.com.cn\/a\/201905\/22\/WS5ce48ce7a3104842260bcf8e.html<\/a><\/p>\n \u2461<\/a>\u00a0https:\/\/www.freepressjournal.in\/business\/airbus-receives-order-of-300-jets-from-china\/1490304<\/a><\/p>\n \u2462<\/a>\u00a0 https:\/\/www.chinadaily.com.cn\/a\/201905\/21\/WS5ce38b0ea3104842260bce22.html<\/a><\/p>\n \u2463<\/a>\u00a0 https:\/\/baijiahao.baidu.com\/s?id=1634130116439282939&wfr=spider&for=pc<\/a><\/p>\n \u2464<\/a>\u00a0See our previous article \u201cForeign Investment Law: What Foreign Investors Should Know About This Landmark Legislation\u201d, at: <\u00a0http:\/\/asiallians.com\/en\/foreign-investment-law-foreign-investors-know-landmark-legislation\/<\/a>\u00a0><\/p>\n \u2465<\/a>\u00a0See our previous article: \u201cAdministrative Licensing Items Further Canceled or Delegated by the State Council\u201d, at: <\u00a0http:\/\/asiallians.com\/en\/china-legal-update-samr-invites-opinions-reform-enterprise-name-registration-system\/<\/a>\u00a0><\/p>\n \u2466<\/a>\u00a0European Chamber of Commerce in China, \u201cEuropean Business in China: Business Confidence Survey 2019\u201d, see: <\u00a0https:\/\/static.europeanchamber.com.cn\/upload\/documents\/documents\/Business_Confidence_Survey_2019%5B663%5D.pdf<\/a>\u00a0><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nII. 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