China increases focus on environmental protection and occupational safety

In past years, Chinese governmental authorities have improved the enforcement and implementation of laws and regulations in several areas, creating a more effective and, from the firms’ perspective, more challenging regulatory environment for both domestic and Foreign Invested Businesses. Sinolytics’ analysis of administrative penalties in six selected regulatory areas from 2017 to 2022 (year to date) identifies production safety and environmental protection as the two areas with the largest and quickly growing number of administrative penalties. This also reflects the resources the government allocates for compliance inspection and enforcement in these two particular fields.

Last updated: 24. July 2025