As China continues to grow as a significant global economic force, the country’s cybersecurity and data privacy laws mean that UK businesses exploring opportunities in this expansive market face an increasingly complex regulatory environment surrounding cybersecurity and data protection. Recent legislative developments have introduced stringent requirements, making it crucial for businesses to understand and proactively comply with these evolving regulations. For tech companies, especially, where a strong digital foundation is… …
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Multinational corporations operating in China often share information with their subsidiaries or headquarters outside the country. However, since new regulations came into effect in June 2022, certain personal data processors, including companies that only handle data on fewer than 1 million people, are required to sign contracts with overseas recipients before sending data abroad, writes Kristina Koehler-Coluccia, Head of Business Advisory at Woodburn Global The legislative framework in China for… …
China’s new Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) came into effect on November 1 and is now one of the strictest in the world governing what businesses can do with Chinese people’s personal information. So what do China’s new data privacy laws mean for your company in practice? And how can you make sure you’re compliant with the new regulations? In this article, first published in China Briefing, Thomas Zhang, Dezan Shira… …
UK companies operating in China are beholden to an increasing number of cybersecurity regulations influencing a raft of business activities, including the ease with which a Chinese subsidiary of a multinational company can share customer or R&D data with other parts of the business and how businesses store data Two new regulations making their way into law, the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) and the Data Security Law (DSL), are… …