China Enacts New Law to Counter Foreign Trade Barriers and Sanctions
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- China has enacted a new law, dubbed the 2026 regulation on outbound direct investment (ODI), to probe and retaliate against foreign trade barriers and sanctions targeting its industries.
- The law requires Chinese investors to cooperate with authorities during overseas investigations.
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Under the mandate, the government will probe trade-related investment barriers imposed by foreign countries and coordinate retaliatory responses. Officials labelled the law a “milestone in the history of China’s outbound-investment development”.
Western countries have intensified the use of sanctions, tariffs, anti-subsidy probes and company blacklists to target Chinese industries in recent years.
Also known as the 2026 regulation on outbound direct investment (ODI), Beijing’s new law requires Chinese investors to cooperate with authorities during any investigations overseas, according to the Charltons Law Firm website.
Chinese investors offshore, in particular, must avoid the unauthorised use of technologies or data that are “subject to prohibitions”, including through personnel reassignments and training events, Charltons said.
