In brief On 19 December 2020, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) jointly issued the Measures for Security Review of Foreign Investment (“New Measures”) (the official Chinese text is available here; and an unofficial translation is available here). The New Measures, effective from 18 January 2021, represent China’s continued efforts to provide a clearer legal regime for national security review comparable to similar procedures in other developed economies,…