On September 12, 2025, China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) released the a Draft Revision of the Foreign Trade Law for comment.

The Draft includes four intellectual property articles (in Chapter 5: Intellectual Property Protection Related to Foreign Trade , Article 31-34 ), including new Article 32 regarding “establishing and improving overseas intellectual property warning and rights protection assistance information platforms.”

This Draft continues the trend of China issuing draft measures and regulations to provide guidance to Chinese companies on overseas intellectual property risks.

                                                                                                                     Source. www. npc.gov.cn