China Amends Draft Regulation on Cross-Border Data Transfer

By Barbara Li (CN) on May 23, 2017 Posted in Compliance and risk management, Regulatory response

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We have just received a revised draft of the Measures on Security Assessment of Cross-border Data Transfer of Personal Information and Important Data (Measures). Here we outline the changes made to the draft Measures first issued on 11 April 2017 for public comment (see our previous briefing and blog post here). The revised draft is … Continue reading

China Cybersecurity: New Law Increases Security Regulation Over Cyberspace

By Anna Gamvros and Barbara Li (CN) on November 17, 2016 Posted in Compliance and risk management, Regulatory response

On November 7, 2016, the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) voted to pass the Cyber Security Law (unofficial English translation). Its draft has gone through three rounds of readings and it will become effective from June 1, 2017. This legislation provides for the Chinese government’s supervisory jurisdiction over cyberspace, defines security obligations for … Continue reading

China’s proposed Cyber Security Law to have far reaching consequences for businesses operating in the country

By Barbara Li (CN) on July 16, 2015 Posted in Regulatory response

On July 6, 2015, China’s top legislative body – the National People’s Congress – published a draft Cyber Security Law that, if enacted in its current form, will have far-reaching consequences for businesses operating in China. The draft expressly provides that the law will apply equally to both Chinese and international businesses.… Continue reading