Cybersecurity

• In the News: Cross-Border Financial Data Transfer; Service Sector Reform; and Anti-Money Laundering in Legal

  China eases cross-border data transfer restrictions for financial institutions; Trade war prompts plan to open up service sector; and new law firm anti-money laundering regulations to align with international standards

  April 25, 2025

  

• Comments on the New CAC Data Transfer Q&A

  Transfer of data across borders presents a particular compliance challenge for companies in China. Xiangxiang Ma, a partner of Anjie Broad Law Firm, analyses a new document which brings welcome practical clarification to this area

  April 24, 2025

  

• General Administration Department of the National Medical Products Administration, Implementing Measures for the Protection of Pharmaceutical Trial Data (Trial Implementation, Draft for Comments)

  国家药监局综合司药品试验数据保护实施办法 (试行，征求意见稿)

  China proposes different data protection periods for three categories of drugs / Issued: 2025-03-19

  April 17, 2025

• In the News: China Clarifies Data Export Rules; UK Foreign Influence; and Burberry Wins Trademark Case

  The Cyberspace Administration clarifies its approach to the export of personal and important information out of China; UK weighs whether to include China in foreign influence disclosure rules; and Burberry wins online trademark infringement suit.

  April 17, 2025

  

• In the News: Pharma Data Protection Rules; Facial Recognition Restrictions; and UBS Fully Owns Its Chinese Operations

  China’s draft pharmaceutical trial rules aim to balance innovation with drug availability; CAC issues first rules to regulate facial recognition technology; and UBS becomes the 5th wholly foreign-owned securities firm in China.

  April 03, 2025

  

• Illumina’s Inclusion in China’s Unreliable Entity List: Patent Wars, Geopolitical Risks, and Compliance Strategies

  Jianwei (Jerry) Fang, Xiaoyu (Arthur) Jin and Haoyi Sun of Zhong Lun Law Firm discuss the reasons behind, and the implications of, Illumina’s inclusion in China’s Unreliable Entity List, as well as compliance recommendations for multinational corporations

  April 02, 2025

  

• Measures for the Administration of Compliance Audits of Personal Information Protection

  个人信息保护合规审计管理办法

  A compliance audit is required when processing personal information of more than 10 million persons / CLP Reference: 5600/25.02.12 ; Promulgated: 2025-02-12 ; Effective: 2025-05-01

  March 27, 2025

• State Council, Regulations for the Administration of Video and Image Information Systems for Public Security

  国务院公共安全视频图像信息系统管理条例

  Hotel rooms and restaurants are prohibited from installing image capturing equipment / CLP Reference: 5600/25.01.13 ; Promulgated: 2025-01-13 ; Effective: 2025-04-01

  March 17, 2025

• In the News: CSRC Increases Scrutiny of Chinese IPOs in the US; China Issues New Rules on Personal Information Audits; and First Major US AI Copyright Ruling

  China clamps down on small-cap U.S. listings by Chinese issuers; China mandates personal information protection compliance audits for companies; and AI company loses against Reuters in U.S. summary judgment with key implication

  March 07, 2025

  

• 2024 Annual Review and 2025 Outlook for TMT Regulation in China

  Philip Qu of TransAsia Lawyers analyze regulatory and statutory progress in China’s ever flourishing TMT sector in 2024, and look at the outlook for 2025

  February 27, 2025