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CSL draft amendments submitted to NPCSC
What happened: On September 8, the Standing Committee of the legislature (NPC) did an initial reading of draft amendments to the Cybersecurity Law (CSL). This follows an earlier set of draft revisions released by the CAC in March, indicating that… Read More »

China launches semiconductor probes against US
What happened: On September 13, the Ministry of Commerce (MofCom) launched two semiconductor-related probes against the US, right after Washington added over 20 Chinese entities to its Entity List. The timing wasn't a coincidence: The US move came right before… Read More »

SAMR tentatively finds Nvidia violated Anti-Monopoly Law
What happened: On September 15, China's market regulator (SAMR) announced the tentative results of an anti-monopoly investigation into Nvidia’s 2019 acquisition of Mellanox. SAMR found the acquisition violated China's Anti-Monopoly Law (AML). But but but: The language of the announcement… Read More »