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Before discussing export controls targeting Japan, it is necessary to note the background, that is, since 2024, from the perspective of national security, China has accelerated legislation and continuously strengthened overall export controls on rare earths and dual-use items. Major regulations are listed below: Date Name of Regulation 2024/06/22 Regulations on the Administration of Rare Earths 2024/09/30 Regulations on the Administration of Export of Dual-Use Items 2024/11/15 Export Control List of Dual-Use Items 2025/04/04 Announcement No. 18 of 2025 of the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs: Decision on Implementing Export Controls on Certain Medium and Heavy…

Article 8 of the “Labor Contract Law” stipulates: “When recruiting a worker, an employer shall truthfully inform the worker of the job content, working conditions, workplace, occupational hazards, production safety status, labor remuneration, and other information that the worker requests to know; …” Because of this provision, many employers inform workers of matters relating to occupational hazards when recruiting them for positions exposed to such hazards. In addition, Paragraph 1 of Article 33 of the “Law on the Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases” provides: “When concluding a labor contract with a worker, an employer shall truthfully inform the worker…

In a product quality dispute case, the contract involved in the case stipulated that the quality standard of the subject matter should adopt the enterprise standard of the seller. However, the seller did not provide its enterprise standard or the corresponding instruction manual to the buyer. Moreover, the nameplate of the equipment did not match the actual equipment, so the quality standard indicated on the nameplate could not be used as the evaluation standard for the quality of the equipment either. In the end, the court held that the seller could not prove that the equipment complied with the enterprise…

A factory owner in Dongguan refused to hire a person with a tattoo, because she believed that a person with a tattoo might affect the overall atmosphere of the factory, as having a tattoo gives people the first impression that such person is either involved in underworld activities or disobedient. The factory owner’s words sparked a heated debate. Some people believe that the company has the right to decide its hiring standards based on its own judgment criteria, while others believe that tattoos, hairstyles, clothing, etc. fall within the scope of personal image management, and the company has no right…