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Effective June 11, China's State Council passed Mineral Resources Law implementation rules establishing a three-layer reserve system (product, capacity, and site) under which extraction at any deposit or site can be suspended for five years.

Effective July 1, China’s State Council has enacted the country's first comprehensive legal framework for outbound investment, introducing an approval, reporting, and security review cycle.

The State Council issued the Regulations on Industrial Chain and Supply Chain Security on March 31, 2026, effective immediately. The focus is on safeguarding the resilience and security of China’s key industrial and supply chains through risk monitoring, strategic reserves, emergency response mechanisms, and countermeasures against foreign discriminatory restrictions or disruptions targeting ...

The General Office of the State Council issued several measures on April 6, 2026, on accelerating the development of a tiered diagnosis and treatment system. The focus is on strengthening primary-level healthcare through integrated medical consortia, guiding patients to seek first diagnosis at community clinics, improving referral mechanisms, and using differentiated medical insurance ...

The General Office of the State Council issued several opinions on March 30, 2026, on improving the drug price formation mechanism. The focus is on establishing a market-led pricing system for pharmaceuticals, covering innovative drug pricing, medical insurance payment standards, bulk procurement, and price monitoring, in order to ensure affordable drug access for the public while supporting high ...

The National Medical Products Administration issued the Implementation Opinion on “AI + Drug Regulation”, targeting the deep integration of artificial intelligence into drug oversight across the full product lifecycle. The focus is on building intelligent systems for review and approval, inspection, risk monitoring, and government services, with a goal of establishing a fully AI-driven smart drug ...

The General Office of the State Council issued a notice on March 29, 2026, releasing the Implementation Plan for Establishing a Comprehensive Enterprise Credit Evaluation System. The focus is on building a unified credit assessment framework combining government-led public credit evaluations and market-based credit ratings, to promote honest business conduct and support SME financing.​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ...

The Hongqiao International Central Business District Management Committee issued the Action Plan for Building a Global Supply Chain Management Center Cluster, targeting the attraction of a group of supply chain centers with annual turnover exceeding RMB 10 billion. The focus is on three key initiatives — entity cultivation, global expansion, and capability enhancement — to promote the digital ...

The General Office of the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government issued a notice on December 30, 2025, releasing the Three-Year Action Plan for Supporting the Transformation and Upgrading of Advanced Manufacturing in Shanghai (2026–2028). The focus is on strengthening Shanghai’s advanced manufacturing base through industrial upgrading, R&D investment incentives, digital and green transformation ...

The General Office of the State Council issued a notice on January 9, 2026, releasing the first batch of key matters for 2026 under the “Efficiently Getting Things Done” initiative. The focus is on improving government services by integrating online and offline channels to make administrative procedures easier and more accessible for businesses and the public.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​