Compliance creates value, safety escorts overseas

On April 15, 2026, on the occasion of National Security Education Day, the Third Forum on International Development of Enterprises and Legal Risk Prevention from the Perspective of New National Security, hosted by King&Wood Mallesons, was held in Guangzhou. The forum focuses on the current domestic and international policy and regulatory environment faced by enterprises in their development, bringing together executives, legal and compliance officials from high-tech, advanced manufacturing, semiconductor, cross-border e-commerce, financial investment and other fields in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area to jointly explore the core legal risks and response strategies of enterprises in the process of going global and internationalizing.

Topic sharing: Focus on cutting-edge issues and provide practical insights

Four partners from King&Wood Mallesons, who are deeply involved in the business of enterprise going global, trade compliance, sanctions and countermeasures, shared in-depth practical experience around the core risk areas of enterprise going global, combined with the latest cases and regulatory dynamics.

Section 1: Overseas Architecture and Asset Security of Chinese Enterprises

Mo Haibo, a partner in the business department of King&Wood Mallesons, systematically analyzed how companies can ensure the security of overseas assets by optimizing their overseas architecture in the context of geopolitical risk escalation. He has provided clear guidance for enterprises to develop a risk resilient and commercially feasible overseas path from multiple dimensions, including investment destination selection, controlling structure design, financing security, and localized operations, combined with industry examples such as semiconductors and advanced manufacturing.

Section 2: Chinese Customs Supervision and Export Control

Feng Xiaopeng, Partner of the Compliance Business Department at King&Wood Mallesons, closely followed the latest two new regulations, the "State Council's Regulations on Industrial Chain and Supply Chain Security" and the "Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Combating Improper Foreign Jurisdiction", and deeply interpreted the enforcement trends and compliance points of customs supervision and dual-use item export control for enterprises. Based on recent typical cases of smuggling dual-use items such as drones, strategic minerals, and rare earth equipment, he provided practical operational suggestions for enterprises to strengthen their trade security defense line from the perspective of compliance system construction and risk response.

Section 3: Review and Dynamics of US Export Controls and Economic Sanctions

Jing Yunfeng, a partner in the business department of King&Wood Mallesons, conducted an in-depth analysis of the latest enforcement trends of US export controls and economic sanctions against China from 2025 to 2026, including BIS budget growth, the inclusion of cloud services under the Remote Access Security Act, stricter licensing reviews for advanced computing chips, and cases of huge fines imposed on application material companies. He focused on sharing information technology solutions for blacklist screening and emergency response mechanisms and removal paths for entity lists, helping enterprises build forward-looking risk prevention and control systems.

Section 4: Legal Practice of China's Anti Foreign Sanctions and the Path of Enterprise Rights Protection

Hou Peng, a partner in the dispute resolution department of King&Wood Mallesons, deeply interpreted the breakthrough in China's anti sanctions litigation practice, revealing the strategic shift from passive compliance to actively using legal tools for rights relief. He elaborated in detail on how to use Article 12 of the Anti Foreign Sanctions Law and Article 14 of State Council Decree No. 835 as the basis, and through the combination of "pre litigation property preservation+anti sanctions litigation", classify the implementation of unilateral sanctions as civil infringement, reconstruct the jurisdiction of sanction related contracts, and break through the constraints of overseas arbitration. Lawyer Hou Peng provides a detailed breakdown of how to effectively block improper extraterritorial jurisdiction through combination strategies and seek substantive relief for damaged enterprises.

Roundtable discussion: Building consensus and solving practical problems

In the subsequent roundtable discussion session, presided over by Lawyer Jing Yunfeng, with the participation of Lawyer Mo Haibo, Lawyer Feng Xiaopeng, and Lawyer Hou Peng, in-depth exchanges were held with on-site enterprise representatives on the theme of "Compliance Challenges for Enterprises Going Global in Geopolitical Changes". The attendees actively asked questions about practical difficulties such as compliance resource allocation, overseas asset protection, supply chain resilience construction, and entity inventory response processes. The four partners provided targeted professional insights based on their extensive experience in cutting-edge projects. The discussion emphasized that professional cross-border legal services are the key support for the stable development of enterprises in complex international environments.

Closing Outlook: Professional escort, steady and far-reaching progress

Lawyer Jing Yunfeng pointed out in the closing summary that in the face of "normalized" challenges such as economic sanctions and supply chain restructuring, enterprises must elevate compliance and risk control to a strategic level. This forum aims to provide cutting-edge legal insights and executable strategic references for enterprises. King&Wood Mallesons will continue to provide comprehensive and high-value legal support for the internationalization journey of enterprises, helping them resolve risks, seize opportunities, and achieve global expansion on the basis of ensuring development security.

The current geopolitical landscape is undergoing profound changes, and regulatory measures such as export controls and investment reviews in various countries are becoming increasingly complex, posing unprecedented challenges for enterprises to go global and internationalize. In response to the pain points and needs of enterprise development, King&Wood Mallesons has launched this series of forums since 2024, relying on its cutting-edge practical experience in cross-border regulation and compliance, export control and economic sanctions, cross-border dispute resolution, and other fields. The aim is to build a professional platform, turn complex regulatory challenges into clear action guidelines, and use professional strength to safeguard enterprises in stable and far-reaching situations.

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