Executive Summary
Due to rapid development, the existing PRC Anti-Unfair Competition Law was not fully capable of responding to various acts of unfair competition. In addition, the interrelation of the articles with other laws and regulations created the urgent need to revise the Anti-Unfair Competition Law. In order to conform to the trend of market development, the new revision to the Anti-Unfair Competition Law was adopted at the 30th Session of the Standing Committee of the 12th National People's Congress on November 4, 2017. The revision focuses on detailed methods and investigation procedures relating to acts of unfair competition as well as the corresponding punitive measures, which will come into effect on January 1, 2018.
The revision establishes several updates with regards to the following employment issues:
Trade secrets
Commercial Bribery
Local Minimum and Average Monthly Salaries for 2018
On November 1, 2017, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security held a press conference for the third quarter of 2017. Human Resources Department spokesman Lu Aihong stated that at the end of October, a total of 17 regions nationwide had adjusted their minimum salary, with an average increase of 10.4%. The highest monthly minimum salary in the country is RMB 2,300 in Shanghai and the highest hourly minimum salary is RMB 22 in Beijing.
The table of monthly minimum salaries in different regions (as of November 2017) is as follows:
Note: The levels of the monthly minimum salary in some regions are determined by the level of local economic development and local living costs.
Region |
Implementation date |
New minimum salary levels in RMB (monthly) |
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Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
Level 4 |
Level 5 |
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Beijing |
2017.09.01 |
2000 |
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Shanghai |
2017.04.01 |
2300 |
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Guangdong |
2015.05.01 |
1895 |
1510 |
1350 |
1210 |
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Shenzhen |
2017.06.01 |
2130 |
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Tianjin |
2017.07.01 |
2050 |
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Hebei |
2016.07.01 |
1650 |
1590 |
1480 |
1380 |
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Shanxi |
2017.10.01 |
1700 |
1600 |
1500 |
1400 |
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Inner Mongolia |
2017.08.01 |
1760 |
1660 |
1560 |
1460 |
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Liaoning |
2016.01.01 |
1530 |
1320 |
1200 |
1020 |
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Jilin |
2017.10.01 |
1780 |
1680 |
1580 |
1480 |
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Heilongjiang |
2015.10.01 |
1480 |
1450 |
1270 |
1120 |
1030 |
Jiangsu |
2017.07.01 |
1890 |
1720 |
1520 |
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Zhejiang |
2015.11.01 |
1860 |
1660 |
1530 |
1380 |
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Anhui |
2015.11.01 |
1520 |
1350 |
1250 |
1150 |
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Fujian |
2017.07.01 |
1700 |
1650 |
1500 |
1380 |
1280 |
Jiangxi |
2015.10.01 |
1530 |
1430 |
1340 |
1180 |
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Shandong |
2017.06.01 |
1810 |
1640 |
1470 |
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Henan |
2017.10.01 |
1720 |
1570 |
1420 |
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Hubei |
2017.11.01 |
1750 |
1500 |
1380 |
1250 |
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Hunan |
2017.07.01 |
1580 |
1430 |
1280 |
1130 |
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Guangxi |
2015.01.01 |
1400 |
1210 |
1085 |
1000 |
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Hainan |
2016.05.01 |
1430 |
1330 |
1280 |
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Chongqing |
2016.01.01 |
1500 |
1400 |
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Sichuan |
2015.07.01 |
1500 |
1380 |
1260 |
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Guizhou |
2017.07.01 |
1680 |
1570 |
1470 |
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Yunnan |
2015.09.01 |
1570 |
1400 |
1180 |
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Xizang |
2015.01.01 |
1400 |
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Shaanxi |
2017.05.01 |
1680 |
1580 |
1480 |
1380 |
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Gansu |
2017.06.01 |
1620 |
1570 |
1520 |
1470 |
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Qinghai |
2017.05.01 |
1500 |
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Ningxia |
2017.10.01 |
1660 |
1560 |
1480 |
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Xinjiang |
2015.07.01 |
1670 |
1470 |
1390 |
1310 |
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