PRE-MARKET CHINESE STOCK NEWS: Chinese tax authorities have begun levying personal income tax on returns of offshore insurance policies

Brilliance China Automotive (1114 HK) - Co. prelim. H1 (CNY) net is expected to fall no more than 56% Y/Y from 1.70bln. (Newswires)

Uni-President China (220 HK) - Co. H1 (CNY) net 1.40bln (exp. 1.30bln), rev. 17.3bln (exp. 17.7bln). (Newswires)

Chinese tax authorities have begun levying personal income tax on returns of offshore insurance policies, according to Caixin citing sources.

China's MOFCOM said it will impose countermeasures on six US entities and will take countermeasures against US compliance-testing firms.