China Issues New Regulations Countering Foreign States’ Extraterritorial Restrictive Measures

On April 13, 2026, China’s State Council issued the Regulation of the People’s Republic of China on Countering Foreign States’ Unlawful Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (State Council Decree No. 835, the “Regulation”), effective immediately. The Regulation is the first State Council-level administrative regulation to address foreign extraterritorial measures against Chinese entities or persons (“Extraterritorial Measures”) and operationalize China’s framework for identifying and countering what... By: Morrison & Foerster LLP