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• Provisions for Regulating and Promoting the Cross-Border Flow of Data (Draft for Comments)

  规范和促进数据跨境流动规定（征求意见稿）

  CAC relaxes cross-border data transfers by multinationals

  October 20, 2023

• China Expects to Loosen Restrictions on Cross-Border Data Transfer

  Casper Sek of Jingtian & Gongcheng examines the implications of a new set of draft provisions aimed at regulating and facilitating the cross-border flow of data

  October 19, 2023

  

• In the News: US Reinforces Chip Export Controls; Brokers' Offshore Trading Ban; and Court Denies Crypto Lending

  U.S. further restricts export of chips to curb China's technological advancement; China bans domestic brokerages from offshore trading in order to stabilize its currency; and Chinese court continues to not recognize crypto lending in civil litigation cases

  October 18, 2023

  

• Secretariat of the National Information Security Standardization Technical Committee, Information Security Technology — Security Requirements for Processing of Key Data (Draft for Comments)

  全国信息安全标准化技术委员会秘书处信息安全技术 重要数据处理安全要求（征求意见稿）

  Instructions are laid out for overseas transfer of key data

  October 13, 2023

• Beijing Municipality, Foreign Investment Regulations (Draft for Comments)

  北京市外商投资条例 (草案征求意见稿)

  Beijing promotes free flow of ordinary data for foreign-invested enterprises

  October 13, 2023

• In the News: Data Transfer Rules Loosened; Kyndryl Splits China Business; and Shenzhen Finances Tech Companies

  China proposes to allow businesses to transfer certain types of data overseas without restrictions; IBM's former IT services arm Kyndryl plans to split its China business over data security rules and tech restrictions; and Shenzhen's government introduces initiatives to raise funding for local tech companies amidst U.S. tech restrictions

  October 11, 2023

  

• National Information Security Standardization Technical Committee, Practice Guidelines for Cybersecurity Standards—Methods for Labeling Generative Artificial Intelligence Service Content

  全国信息安全标准化技术委员会秘书处网络安全标准实践指南——生成式人工智能服务内容标识方法

  Practice guidelines are issued specifying labeling of AI content

  September 28, 2023

• Secretariat of the National Information Security Standardization Technical Committee, Information Security Technology—Security Requirements for Processing of Sensitive Personal Information (Draft for Comments)

  全国信息安全标准化技术委员会秘书处信息安全技术 敏感个人信息处理安全要求 (征求意见稿）

  Processing of sensitive personal information may require written consent of the individual

  September 28, 2023

• In the News: GGV Capital Splits Asia Partnership From Rest of Business; Shanghai Recognizes Bitcoin; and China Eases Capital Controls

  GGV capital is breaking up its business into two, separating its Asia partnership; A Shanghai court has recognized Bitcoin as a currency; and China eases capital controls in an effort to attract foreign investment.

  September 27, 2023

  

• In the News: First VIE Overseas Listing Approved; Dyson IP Dispute Mediated; and Cash Dividend Amendments

  China approves the U.S. listing plans of VIE-structured company CheChe; Chinese IP court helps mediate dispute between Dyson and Dreame; and CSRC proposes rules to encourage companies to pay their dividends

  September 20, 2023