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China enacts first comprehensive regulations on industrial and supply-chain security

An employee sorts out parcels at the JingDong Group on November 5,2019 in Wuhan, Hubei province.China. ahead of the Double 11 Shopping Festival more scientific and technological equipment was applied to the logistics express production line.
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For MNCs, these regulations expand scrutiny beyond foreign government actions to include commercial activities that threaten supply-chain stability.

China’s State Council on April 7, 2026, published the Regulations on Industrial and Supply Chain Security (the Regulations), which took effect immediately upon publication with no transition period.

The Regulations elevate existing, disparate legal tools, such as export controls and anti-sanctions provisions, into a unified, national security–driven regulatory framework for supply-chain