A Practice Note providing an overview of the laws in China (PRC) relating to the protection available to lawyer-client communications and the best practices for preserving the confidentiality, privilege, and secrecy in those communications in business and commercial situations. In the context of privilege and professional secrecy rules, this Note also considers the definition of lawyers and clients, the impact of a common interest or joint representation on the applicability of privilege, and the application of privilege in an internal investigation or an M&A transaction.