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• Cybersecurity Review Revised to Address Data Security of Overseas Listings

  PRC companies wanting to list outside China face extended cybersecurity reviews and potentially burdensome documentation submission requirements

  July 16, 2021

  

• In the News: Overseas IPO Cybersecurity; HKEX T+2 Settlement; and GBA Data Sharing

  CAC releases updated draft cybersecurity review measures to cover overseas listings; HKEX to launch T+2 settlement platform in Q4 2022 at the earliest; and Guangdong outlines data sharing plans for GBA

  July 13, 2021

  

• Cybersecurity Reviews Herald Greater Scrutiny on Overseas Listings

  First high-profile cybersecurity reviews indicate that overseas-listed Chinese tech firms are prime targets for new cybersecurity regime

  July 08, 2021

  

• In the News: Didi Cybersecurity Probe; ESG Disclosure Requirements; and Shenzhen Intelligent Vehicles Rules

  Cybersecurity review office investigates U.S.-listed Chinese tech giant Didi and others; CSRC updates disclosure rules for listed companies, strengthens ESG provisions; and Shenzhen legislature completes second reading of country's first intelligent vehicle rules

  July 05, 2021

  

• New Heights in Data Protection: What Companies Need to Know About China's Data Security Law

  Rongwei (Ron) Cai, Jianwei (Jerry) Fang, and Dianmeng Zhu of Zhong Lun Law Firm introduce the newly enacted PRC Data Security Law, highlight the core data security protection obligations imposed on companies, and set out steps companies should be taking immediately in order to ensure compliance

  July 04, 2021

  

• Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, Data Regulations (Draft for Comments)

  深圳经济特区数据条例 (征求意见稿)

  Shenzhen imposes heavy penalties to protect data privacy

  June 25, 2021

• In the News: US Investment Ban; Defective Children's Products; and Record QDII Quotas

  Biden administration expands Trump-era investment ban on Chinese firms with alleged military ties; China customs names and shames foreign brands for importing defective children's products; and SAFE approves record QDII quota

  June 07, 2021

  

• PRC Data Security Law (Draft for Second Reading)

  中华人民共和国数据安全法 (草案二次审议稿)

  Second draft of Data Security Law broadens its scope of application

  June 04, 2021

• Another Step Closer to Finalization: The Second Draft of China's Personal Information Protection Law

  Jianwei (Jerry) Fang and Dianmeng Zhu of Zhong Lun Law Firm introduce the second draft of the Law on the Protection of Personal Information, which marks another step towards a complete legislative regime of personal information protection in China

  June 04, 2021

  

• In the News: Carbon Trading Rules; Crypto Ban Expansion; and Mobile App Privacy

  MEE issues carbon trading rules ahead of national market launch; PBOC expands ban on financial institutions providing crypto-related services; and CAC identifies 105 mobile applications for personal information collection violations

  May 24, 2021