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New regulations tighten food safety on e-commerce livestreams
What happened: On August 1, China's market regulator (SAMR) issued draft rules tightening food safety on e-commerce livestreams. Some context: The sale of food products via livestream e-commerce – including agricultural goods and novelty snacks – is wildly popular. But… Read More »

CAC strengthens oversight of medical misinformation
What happened: On August 1, China's cyberspace regulators (CAC) released a notice tightening requirements on the distribution of medical content online. ICYDK: Existing rules stipulate that only qualified medical professionals can create health-related content on blogs or social networks. Medical… Read More »

MoST reports rectification of sci-tech statistical fraud
What happened: On August 1, the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) reported the agency has recently completed a statistical rectification program. Why that's interesting: China's top leaders have been cleaning house at MoST for several years now. Key officials… Read More »