Podcast #23: China's First Comprehensive Personal Data Law - Barbara Li, Rui Bai Law Firm

November 13, 2020 | BY

Vincent Chow

China's data protection regime is further aligning with the GDPR, good news for both Chinese companies wanting to go global as well as foreign companies already GDPR-compliant

Data protection has been one of the top priorities for lawmakers and regulators in China in recent years, as concerns over the commercial collection and processing of personal information have increased alongside the explosion of the country's internet economy. Barbara Li analyzes the extraterritorial reach of the new draft PRC Law on the Protection of Personal Information (中华人民共和国个人信息保护法), its provisions on cross-border data transfer, why the law is good news for GDPR-compliant international companies, and more.

For the full episode, click here to listen on Apple Podcasts and here for Spotify.

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