Dec 30, 2022 Big Data allows big opinions: China reiterates its expansive data strategies By Alex Roberts Tiantian Ke On 19 December, China released a national policy paper describing its vision for a database system whose structured elements should...
Sep 29, 2022 China releases its key draft standard for data classification By Alex Roberts Tiantian Ke On 14 September, China’s chief committee on technical standards – the National Information Security Standardisation Technical Committee...
Sep 16, 2022 Cyberspace Administration of China enhances its enforcement power By Alex Roberts Tiantian Ke China’s cyber regulator – the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) – released the draft Provisions on the Administrative Law...
Aug 17, 2022 If Commerce isn't adequately controlling tech transfer to China, will CFIUS step in? By Jonathan Gafni On August 16, The Wall Street Journal published an article saying the U.S. Department of Commerce in 2020 cleared 94% of export license...
Jul 15, 2022 China to finalise a key missing piece in its data protection puzzle By Alex Roberts Tiantian Ke For people who care about data protection laws in China, this summer has been way too exciting and even a bit fatiguing. What’s more, the...
Jul 08, 2022 China’s data export assessment rules released By Alex Roberts Tiantian Ke China’s cyber regulator – the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) – yesterday released the final form of the Measures for the...
Jun 08, 2022 One-stop shopping or more compliance for China's platforms? By Alex Roberts Tiantian Ke What are the new requirements on platform privacy policies, and do they affect your business? On 26 May, the National Information...
May 12, 2022 China’s Algorithm Regulation – reshaping the Tech Sector By Alex Roberts From recommending personalised contents on social media platforms to designing work schedules for motorcycle couriers, algorithms are...
May 06, 2022 Easier market entry for international companies to digital China? By Linklaters What do the revised Administrative Provisions on Foreign-Invested Telecoms Enterprises say and how important are they? China revised its...
Jul 10, 2020 "Didital" currency – coming to China soon! By Alex Roberts When you want to pilot a new method of effecting secure payments in your fast-growing services industry, it is always useful to choose a...
Jul 07, 2020 When a double negative does not equal a positive By Alex Roberts China’s new “negative list” has been released. Often an eagerly-awaited marker of reform in the world’s second largest economy, the...
Jul 01, 2020 Chinese Tech face new challenges in India By Niranjan Arasaratnam As tensions between China and India escalate, India has banned 59 Chinese mobile apps including TikTok and WeChat. This is a significant...
Jun 19, 2020 Cutting off tech’s nose to spite the West’s strategic face? By Alex Roberts The disruption of Covid-19 is subsiding in many markets (at least for now). Regulators are coming up for air. As predicted in our...
Jun 12, 2020 5G under scrutiny by “five eyes” but business blinks first By Alex Roberts The British Business Awards 2020 has just been launched by the British Chambers of Commerce here in China. It was great to be able to...
May 22, 2020 China's tech shopping spree may soon start, but who's written all the rules? By Alex Roberts China’s Two Meetings is a showpiece event every year. The annual political gathering sets economic targets and guides policy across the...
May 21, 2020 U.S. / China trade tensions back in the headlines By Linklaters The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) last Friday announced plans to protect U.S. national security by restricting Huawei’s ability...