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China intensifies data localisation with bigger fines in final Data Security Law

By Xu Yuan
  • 11 Jun 2021 02:46
  • 11 Jun 2021 02:46
China has further boosted fines for what it considers illegal data-processing practices, such as non-compliant cross-border data transfers and practices compromising data of state-level importance, in the final text of a Data Security Law, which will take effect starting September.
The final changes to the law, which was passed yesterday,

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Xu Yuan

Senior Correspondent


Xu Yuan has worked for MLex for seven years, all of them based in Hong Kong. She has reported on a wide range of regulatory topics, including antitrust, cybersecurity and data security, in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. She has broken numerous stories on policymaking and enforcement involving international companies doing business in the region and done substantial court reporting in Hong Kong. She is currently specializing in covering regulatory issues related to future mobility, including connected vehicles. She previously worked for US TV network NBC in Beijing. She received her undergraduate degree in English Literature and Linguistics from Peking University and a master’s degree from the Journalism and Media Studies Centre at The University of Hong Kong.

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