On July 18, 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China (the “CAC”) issued the Notice on Launching the Reporting Mechanism for Personal Information Protection Officers (the “Notice ”). This development marks a significant...more
On January 3, 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China (the “CAC”) released the Draft Measures for Personal Information Protection Certification for Cross-Border Data Transfers (the “Draft Measures”) for public comment....more
2/26/2025
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China ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements
On March 22, 2024, nearly six months after the release of the “draft Provisions on Regulating and Promoting Cross-border Data Transfer” (the “Draft Rules”), the Cybersecurity Administration of China (the “CAC”) formally...more
4/12/2024
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Cross-Border ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Filing Requirements ,
International Data Transfers ,
New Regulations ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws
In September 2022, the Cyberspace Administration of China (the “CAC”) officially enacted the Measures on Security Assessment for the Cross-border Transfer of Data (the “Measures”). Under the Measures, an entity (the “data...more
In the previous blog post, we discussed a few highlights of the Implementing Rules for Human Genetic Resources Management (draft for comment) (人类遗传资源管理条例实施细则（征求意见稿）)(the “Draft Rules”). In this blog post, we will discuss a...more
On March 21, 2022, the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China published the Implementing Rules for Human Genetic Resources Management (draft for comment) (人类遗传资源管理条例实施细则（征求意见稿）)(the “Draft...more
China’s Cybersecurity Law (the “Cybersecurity Law”) took effect on June 1, 2017. The Cybersecurity Law consists of 79 articles in total. According to Article 2 thereof, the Cybersecurity Law would apply to the construction,...more
On August 20, 2021, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress adopted the Personal Information Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China (the “Personal Information Protection Law”). The Personal...more
8/25/2021
/ China ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Entity List ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Sanctions