On February 8, 2022, the announcement no. 8 of the State Council established 27 new CBEC – Cross Border E-commerce pilot zones, in corresponding 27 Chinese cities (amongst them, Yangzhou, Taizhou, Zhenjiang, Jinhua, Ma’anshan, Jingdezhen, Zibo, Rizhao, Xiangyang, Chaozhou, Baoji, Ordos, Kashgar, Alashankou, and others). 2022 New 27 CBEC Pilot Zones: where, and why? The…
A few months ago, the People’s Republic of China and the European Union signed the bilateral agreement “EU-CN GI Agreement” (hereinafter Agreement), which represents the first trade deal regarding the protection of the European geographical indications (hereinafter GIs) in China and, vice versa, the Chinese GIs in Europe. It should be noted that the Agreement…