On October 28, 2025, China adopted the first major amendments to the 2017 Cybersecurity Law, which took effect on January 1, 2026. The revised Law establishes an additional tiered penalty regime featuring stricter fines for...more
On 18 July 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) issued the Announcement on the Reporting of Personal Information Protection Officer Information (“CAC PIPO Reporting Announcement”), which launched a centralized...more
In a move to further bolster data privacy, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation and the Standardization Administration of China jointly issued a national standard, GB/T 45574-2025, Data Security Technology –...more
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