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State Council legislative agenda signals buildout of foreign-facing legal toolkit

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Another legislative plan – the same foreign-facing focus. On May 11, the State Council released its annual legislative agenda – identifying 14 draft laws, 24 draft regulations, and numerous other items in the pipeline. When it comes to foreign-facing work, the recent Regulations on Industrial and Su...