In Part I of our alert about China’s new safe harbor rules, we discussed key developments between the draft Provisions on Regulating and Facilitating Cross-Border Data Flow (Chinese version only) and the Provisions on...more
Six months after the Cyberspace Administration of China (the CAC) sought public consultation on the draft Provisions on Regulating and Facilitating Cross-Border Data Flow (the Draft Provisions, Chinese version only), the...more
China is seeking to take a significant step to relax the compliance burden on multinational corporations (MNCs) regarding data export from China by allowing: (i) certain routine data exports for daily business operation or...more
In our previous posts, we discussed what data export activities are subject to scrutiny assessment (CAC Assessment) conducted by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) (see Part 1) and examined what companies must do...more
In a recent alert, we painted the big picture of the security assessment conducted by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) to data exporting activities from China (CAC Assessment), highlighting what data export...more
With the rapid development of the global digital economy, multinational companies (MNCs) have been forced to find legally compliant ways to transfer data across borders. In the past, many MNCs relied on data transfer...more
The Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), which is considered the first comprehensive law on personal information protection in People’s Republic of China (PRC or China), came into effect on 1 November 2021. Prior to...more
On 24 July 2021, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) made and announced an administrative penalty decision in the case concerning the illegal concentration of...more
Background - The Chinese government’s approval of the Sinopharm and Sinovac vaccines have paved the way for the general public in China to get vaccinated. As a result, some companies are questioning the benefits and legality...more