Premier Li Keqiang's recent statement that China will create a more transparent and equal market to attract overseas investment in big data and e-commerce has sparked skepticism among lawyers, with some saying that it's unlikely existing restrictions will be lifted far enough to lure any significant foreign ownership.
Is China really opening up big data?
中国是否真正放开大数据
While Premier Li pledged to liberalize big data, cloud and e-commerce to draw foreign investors, practitioners flagged regulatory ownership restrictions and security controls as major obstacles. 虽然李克强总理承诺放开大数据、云和电子商务以吸引外国投资者，但从业者仍将监管所有权限制和审查控制视为主要阻碍。
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Katherine Jo
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