This monthly report outlines key developments in China’s data protection sector for July. The following events merit special attention: CAC Issues Third Edition of the Data Export Security Assessment Application Guide: On...more
7/22/2025
/ Automotive Industry ,
Biometric Information ,
China ,
Compliance ,
Cross-Border ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Information Technology ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Policy ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Reform
As the digital economy continues to thrive and remote work becomes increasingly mainstream, an “offshore model” of business operation has emerged. Under this model, companies may provide services to users in a given...more
7/10/2025
/ China ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Data Privacy ,
EU ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
National Security ,
Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State Privacy Laws ,
United States
In August 2024, China Judgements Online published a ruling issued by the Guangzhou Internet Court on September 8, 2023, in a case widely regarded as China’s first judicial decision addressing cross-border personal information...more
5/21/2025
/ Appeals ,
China ,
Consent ,
Cross Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
International Data Transfers ,
Liability ,
Multinationals ,
Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Requirements
The cross-border transfer of personal information (hereinafter referred to as “PI,” and such transfers as “PI export”) is a routine and often essential part of business operations for companies in China—particularly...more
4/8/2025
/ China ,
Cross Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
International Data Transfers ,
National Security ,
New Guidance ,
Personal Data ,
Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements
During the 2025 Chinese New Year, DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence (“AI”) model, garnered intense global attention and sparked heated discussions. It surpassed ChatGPT, which had been in the spotlight previously,...more
3/12/2025
/ Algorithms ,
APIs ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
China ,
Content Marketing ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Deep Fake ,
Machine Learning ,
National Security ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform