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2023-07-20

Data Collection and Processing: Health and Genetic Data (China)

An overview of  the regulatory requirements for cybersecurity and data protection in the Chinese healthcare industry. It focuses on data compliance issues that might  be encountered by pharmaceutical companies and medical institutions, in  particular regarding the requirements on data localisation and cross-border  transfers of various types of healthcare data, including sensitive personal  information (PI), human genetic resources (HGR) data, clinical trial data,  medical records, and so on.

  • 2023-07-14

    Comparative Analysis of China's New Generative AI Regulations

    Comparative Analysis of the Interim Administrative Provisions on the Generative AI Services and the Draft for Comments

  • 2023-07-12

    Navigating PRC's Foreign Relations Law: Principles & Compliance

    This article aims to introduce the international background and key highlights of Foreign Relations Law.

  • 2023-07-11

    Highlights in Recent Developments of China's TMT Law and Practices (June 2023)

    In June 2023, significant regulatory developments occurred in the TMT sector, most significantly the new regulations and guidelines rolled out by various authorities. The CAC issued regulations on short-range self-organizing network services and published the first record list for deep synthesis service algorithms in China. The MIIT expanded the scope of and procedures for administrative penalties. The SCA issued security evaluation measures for commercial cryptography. The SAMR issued antitrust guidelines for mergers and acquisitions and compliance rules for blind box business. The SPC, SPP, and MPS jointly veiled guidelines to address cyber violence. The NISSTC established standards for classifying cybersecurity incidents. Enforcement highlights included a joint report by the CSAC and CNCERT/CC on data collection by video streaming apps and a data breach case under the Data Security Law that resulted in significant penalties. These updates underscore the intensified regulatory focus on data security, network service management, antitrust compliance, and cybercrime, signaling the need for enhanced compliance measures across the TMT sector.

  • 2023-06-13

    Ten Key Questions to Navigate the Standard Contract Guidelines

    We address ten pertinent questions to facilitate successful preparation for filing the Standard Contract.