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New Provisions for Online Publishing Services

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The State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (“SAPPRFT”) and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (“MIIT”) jointly announced Provisions for the Administration of Online Publishing Services (the “Provisions”), which have taken effect since 10 March 2016.

The Provisions state that Sino-foreign equity joint ventures, Sino-foreign cooperative joint ventures and wholly foreign-owned enterprises are prohibited from engaging in online publishing services, and prior approval from SAPPRFT is required for any relevant cooperative projects in China that involve such enterprises.

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