Cybersecurity

China's data security laws lead to increasing costs for firms; CFIUS clarifies rules regarding the "completion date" for filing and requests for information from foreign investors; fewer firms are choosing Hong Kong for international arbitration due to the National Security Law

Beijing Municipality issues certificates for data rights

A number of important changes will be brought about by newly amended regulations on commercial cryptography. Casper Sek of Jingtian & Gongcheng takes a closer look

China expands Anti-Espionage Law coverage subjecting documents and data to national security protection.

CAC finalizes rules on standard contracts for overseas transfer of data

Chinese entities faced with a foreign discovery request may be prevented from complying due to PRC data transfer restrictions. How do U.S. courts address this conflict between new Chinese regulations and the need for document discovery in U.S. litigation?

Definition of "espionage" is expanded; EU plans sanctions on Chinese companies; and Owner of Chinese e-commerce giant moves overseas

A provider shall be liable for the lawfulness of the provenance of the pre-training data and training optimization data for its generative artificial intelligence product

With its latest proposed AI regulation, China could position itself as one of the most prescriptive regulators of generative AI.