BOFIT Viikkokatsaus / BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/29
Problems arising from the tighter regulation worry foreign firms operating in China. Already tight Internet surveillance affects e.g. corporate research efforts. Many firms see the new laws as an effort to bolster the competitiveness of Chinese firms. The EU, for example, has voiced strong concerns over the impacts of the new legislation on the operations and investment climate for foreign firms, and offered comments and amendments to Chinese officials.