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Cryptocurrency in China’s Legal System: Challenges and the Push for Clear Judicial Guidelines

In China’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, handling cryptocurrency in criminal cases presents unique challenges. Despite strict regulations classifying crypto-related activities as illegal financial operations, seized digital assets often hold significant value. Courts, prosecutors, and law enforcement agencies must determine how to identify ownership, secure private keys, and decide when and how to convert these volatile assets. At the same time, technical hurdles, compliance concerns, and the absence of unified guidelines call for clearer national policies. As stakeholders push for comprehensive judicial disposal procedures, China’s approach to regulating and managing seized cryptocurrency could become a global reference point for balancing innovation with financial security and the rule of law.

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Cryptocurrency and the FBI’s Efforts Against Global Cyber Threats

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), working with other government agencies and international partners, has stepped up efforts to find, stop, and punish these cybercriminals. They use advanced tools to track suspicious transactions across the blockchain—the digital record that underlies cryptocurrencies.If you or your company are facing problems with frozen digital assets, compliance questions, or have become the target of cyberattacks involving cryptocurrency, Huang & Hu PC is here to help.

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Navigating the Franchise Journey: Considerations for Chinese-American Restaurant Owners

For many Chinese-American restaurateurs, the promise of joining a nationally recognized franchise brand feels like an opportunity to scale up and secure a brighter future. Yet, beneath the warm glow of brand recognition lie crucial legal and cultural questions: How will the franchise’s uniform standards affect the authenticity of your dishes, and what kind of long-term relationship are you really building with the franchisor? Before investing your hard-earned savings, it’s worth taking a closer look at the Franchise Disclosure Document, asking tough questions about territory rights and supplier requirements, and understanding the intricacies of U.S. franchise regulations. By probing these issues early, you gain clarity and confidence—ensuring that if you do move forward, you’ll do so with open eyes and a strategy that honors both your heritage and your business goals. If you find yourself needing more information or guidance, don’t hesitate to reach out.

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Unpacking U.S. Entity List and Its Export Control Regulations (Entity List Part I)

Unpacking U.S. Entity List and Its Export Control Regulations

解读美国实体清单和出口管制条例

HUANG & HU continues to keep a close watch on the newest change in the U.S.-China trade regulations and policies, and to assist entities with risk management and compliance in the cross-border transactions between U.S. and China.

清水正东律师事务所持续关注中美出口管理条例的最新动态,为企业关于中美贸易如何风险合规提供法律服务。

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Suspicionless Border Searches of Electronics Must Stop

Following the path to switch off Fourth Amendment search exceptions demonstrated in Riley and Carpenter, courts should find the border search exception no longer applies to the data that stored on the devices. The underlying rationale no longer holds up because the violation of person’s privacy interest gets much more intrusive in the digital age. In addition, a basic search at the border should be considered non-routine because of its intrusive nature.

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A Comparative Study of Civil Court Filing Fees in China and the U.S.

美国在方便公民接近司法救济理念的指导下,采取司法低廉原则,以保障当事人的诉权和利益。法院诉讼费以及公证机构的公证费采取低收费或限制收费措施,对于保护公民的合法权益,防止行政权力的扩张具有积极的意义。不过,尽快美国法院诉讼费及公证收费不高,但是美国的律师收费却不低,一些当事人面对高昂的律师费一筹莫展,无法聘请律师为自己争取权益。尽管美国有许多为穷人或低收入人群服务的法律援助组织,但是仍然有不少人因为无能力支付律师费而放弃本可以争取的合法权益

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In Memory of Ma KeChang

二十年过去了,当年成功实现武大法学院和耶鲁法学院首次学术交流的四位中美法学大师中,何华辉教授和戈尔斯丁教授已先后辞世。马克昌先生不顾高龄,仍在为中国法学教育和法制建设辛勤工作。费斯教授还在耶鲁法学院著书立说,教书育人。他们当年播下的中美学者友好往来的种子,现已开花结果,春色满园。适逢尊敬的马老八十华诞,本人用心写下上述文字以作纪念

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