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Personal-data disputes to be included in causes for civil action in China

By Xu Yuan
  • 04 Jan 2021 01:03
  • 25 Mar 2021 00:40
Disputes arising from alleged misuse of personal data will be added to China’s list of causes for civil action to reflect the addition of related rights to the country’s first Civil Code, which took effect at the beginning of 2021, China’s top court says.
He Rong, deputy president of the

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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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