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China’s 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025): Signposts for Doing Business in China
On March 13, 2021, China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) approved the outline of the country’s 14th Five-Year Plan, covering the period 2021-2025. The plan’s economic and social development targets provide critical signposts that companies—both foreign and domestic—would be wise to heed when determining their own plans for the coming months and years in the Chinese market.
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What China's Patent Linkage System Means For US Drug Cos.
What China's Patent Linkage System Means For US Drug Cos.
As part of developing its patent linkage system, China has recently introduced measures to address a long-standing issue for innovator drug companies in China: the lack of a legal basis on which to accuse a rival's drug of infringement until after the drug has entered the market.
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U.S. Trade Representative Previews New China Strategy
U.S. Trade Representative Previews New China Strategy
On October 4, 2021, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced during a speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C., that the United States would be launching a new trade strategy toward China.
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Helping Secure Freedom for Former Iran Hostage Xiyue Wang
Five years ago, Xiyue Wang was unjustly detained in Iran while conducting research there for his Ph.D. dissertation. We and others at Covington were honored to participate in the global advocacy campaign that culminated in Mr. Wang’s release in December 2019.
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