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The Chinese government has been cracking down on the unreasonable collection of personal data, introducing a number of new guidelines to ensure compliance in this regard. On the horizon in 2020 is the potential finalisation of the cross-border transfer rules, which – in their current form – impose stringent requirements on affected companies.

In this video, Samuel Yang discusses how China has been approaching cybersecurity and what companies should do to ensure compliance.