China, Cross Border Privacy Rules (CBPR)

China’s First Judicial Decision on Cross-Border Personal Information Transfers: Clarification on Data Localization Requirement

Dacheng on 5/21/2025

In August 2024, China Judgements Online published a ruling issued by the Guangzhou Internet Court on September 8, 2023, in a case widely regarded as China’s first judicial decision addressing cross-border personal information...more

A Practical Review of China's Restrictions on Cross-Border Transfer of Personal Information: Developments and Framework

Dacheng on 4/8/2025

The cross-border transfer of personal information (hereinafter referred to as “PI,” and such transfers as “PI export”) is a routine and often essential part of business operations for companies in China—particularly...more

Is the U.S. solar industry ready to prove its panels aren’t made with Uyghur forced labor?

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 6/29/2022

The U.S. photovoltaic (PV) industry, solar module suppliers, manufacturers, and renewable energy developers are facing new regulatory challenges with the implementation of new legislation which has a significant impact on...more

Data Protection Challenges in M&A Transactions in China

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 2/10/2022

The regulatory landscape in China around data protection and flows continues to develop. Since the 2017 Cybersecurity Law, China has been refining the legal and regulatory framework for data protection—it has implemented new...more

China’s New Data Security Law: What International Companies Need to Know

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 9/24/2021

On June 10, 2021, China’s national legislature – the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress passed the Data Security Law (the “DSL”). The DSL (see here for a non-official English translation) took effect on...more

China Enacts Personal Information Protection Law: What Multinational Companies Need to Know

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 9/2/2021

On August 20, 2021, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC or China) enacted the Personal Information Protection Law (PIP Law), which will come into effect on...more

A Review of CBP Actions on Forced Labor in 2020 and Outlook for 2021

Foley Hoag LLP on 2/5/2021

Withhold Release Orders (“WROs”) are a key part of Customs and Border Protection’s (“CBP”) efforts to enforce the Tariff Act, which prohibits the importation of merchandise mined, produced or manufactured, wholly or in part,...more

CBPR System Grows with Entry of Australia and Chinese Taipei

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/16/2019

2018 saw two new members of APEC’s Cross Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) system: Australia and Chinese Taipei. They join the US, Mexico, Canada, Japan, South Korea and Singapore...more

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