10 Apr 2025
More recent developments
May 25, 2026
State Council calls for decoupling public services from hukou
Authorities are inching forward on hukou reform. The latest: On May 22, the State Council issued guidelines to decouple access to basic public services from household registration (hukou). ICYDK: Everybody in China has a hukou, which is usually tied to… Read More »
May 25, 2026
Wingtech sues Nexperia in Guangdong court
Chinese companies are starting to make use of Beijing's evolving counter-sanctions regime. On May 23, Wingtech announced that a court in Dongguan, Guangdong Province has accepted its lawsuit against Nexperia BV. Some context: Wingtech acquired Nexperia, the Dutch auto chipmaker, in… Read More »
May 25, 2026
China taps markets to cover the cost of conservation
Beijing wants ecological protection to help pay for itself. That's our takeaway from the new Implementation Plan for Promoting Comprehensive Ecological Compensation released by the macro planner (NDRC) and the finance ministry (MoF) on May 22. ICYDK: Beijing has spent… Read More »