China’s new Regulations on Industrial and Supply Chain Security, which took effect on April 7, 2026, add another significant layer to the country’s expanding countermeasures framework. The regulations give Chinese authorities broad powers to monitor activities that could be viewed as threatening China’s industrial or supply chain security, creating new compliance challenges for companies with China operations or China-linked supply chains.

From increased scrutiny of key sectors and supply chain due diligence to heightened risks around supplier transitions, customer terminations, and sanctions-driven business decisions, the regulations underscore a growing reality: actions taken to comply with foreign trade restrictions may carry legal consequences in China.

In this blog post, we examine the regulations’ key provisions, identify four principal risk areas for multinational companies, and discuss practical steps companies should consider as conflict-of-laws risks become increasingly difficult to avoid.