On 24 June 2020, the United States Department of Defense made public a list of Chinese companies operating in the U.S. that are associated with the Chinese military. ...more
Two years on since the first draft, the final act of the legislative passage saga of the long-awaited People's Republic of China Encryption Law ended with its promulgation on 26 October 2019. It will take effect on 1 January...more
China is marching on to be the world's pioneering cashless society but unfortunately there is an almost complete absence of foreign counterparts in the huge Chinese domestic or cross border transactions initiated from China....more
8/27/2019
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E-Commerce ,
Foreign Investment ,
Foreign Investment Entities (FIEs) ,
Internet Retailers ,
Licensing Rules ,
Payment Services Directive ,
PBOC ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Telecommunications ,
Third Party Payments
Foreign investment in cloud services is heavily restricted in China. For years, international cloud operators have been struggling to identify structures that address regulatory concerns, but at the same time enable a service...more
On 19 May 2017, the Cyberspace Administration of China (the “CAC“) released a revised draft of its Security Assessment for Personal Information and Important Data Transmitted Outside of the People’s Republic of China Measures...more
On 11 April 2017 the Cyberspace Administration of China published a circular calling for comments on its draft Security Assessment for Personal Information and Important Data Transmitted Outside of the People’s Republic of...more
4/21/2017
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Cross-Border ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
International Data Transfers ,
MOFCOM ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
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Telecommunications