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On 1 January 2024, Foreign State Immunity Law of The People’s Republic of China (“FSIL”) came into effect, changing and clarifying the position of sovereign immunity under the laws of Hong Kong and mainland China.

Before the FSIL, the sovereign immunity position under the laws of China was that a state and its property enjoyed…

Passport and Documents
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You may have a judgment from a United States court against a Chinese company, and are about to contemplate the possibility of enforcing it in the far east.  Prior to the commencement of your enforcement journey, perhaps you wonder if this judgment could be enforced at all and if so, whether it would be a…