On January 9, 2021, with the approval of the State Council of China, the Ministry of Commerce ("MOFCOM") issued in its first decree of 2021 the Rules on Counteracting Unjustified Extra-Territorial Application of Foreign Legislation and Other Measures (the"Rules"), which took immediate effect . On January 10, the head of the MOFCOM Department of Treaties and Laws answered questions from reporters (the “Briefing”) on issues related to the Rules.