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Corporate data disputes prompt Chinese legal proposals on ownership clarity

By Xu Yuan
  • 10 Feb 2021 01:12
  • 27 Aug 2021 06:44
Disputes between Chinese companies over control and use of user data has led to multiple calls for legal clarity on the issues related to Big Data, such as data ownership, ahead of the country’s annual legislature gathering.
Representatives of local-level People’s Congress in China have presented proposals regarding legislation for

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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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