Bank of China expands tests of New Fintech Regulation to six more cities | Cointelegraph

“Bank of China launched its first fintech innovation regulatory pilot project in Beijing last year. The bank announced plans to expand its regulatory pilot projects in six more cities and districts on April 27.

The bank plans to conduct pilot projects in Shanghai, Chongqing, Shenzhen, Hebei Xiong’an New District, Hangzhou and Suzhou. Ultimately, it aims to improve the financial services in general for the real economy.”

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Interview | “Our quiet diplomacy makes us personable” | NZZ

Felix Sutter, President of the Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Commerce, on the challenges for Swiss companies in China, the discussion about a “Lex China” and the special relationship between the Swiss and the Chinese.

@ NZZ (German) | January 7, 2020

Updated Regulations on Cross-Border E-Commerce Retail Imports | S-GE

In 2018, China announced a series of new regulations which are designed to improve the regulatory framework of Cross Border E-Commerce (hereafter CBEC) retail imports and promote the development of this sector. These regulations with effectiveness on 1st of January 2019 have clarified the general supervisory principle for CBEC retail imports, expanded the qualified CBEC retail import system, adjusted tax policies and enhanced the CBEC import supervision system.

@ S-GE | August 26, 2019