U.S.-Asia Law Institute

June 28 – July 04

China imposes new export controls on forty Japanese entities; Hong Kong consults the public about far-reaching changes to its sexual offense laws, including making them gender-neutral; Japan's lower house passes a flag-desecration bill over objections about curbing free expression; two South Korean government ministries agree to recommend lowering the age of criminal responsibility to 13 from 14 for serious crimes; in its first law regulating virtual assets, Taiwan's legislature requires cryptocurrency firms to obtain licenses.