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China’s draft Personal Information Protection Law

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  • Determann, Lothar

    (Partner, Baker McKenzie, USA)

  • Ruan, Zhenyu (Jay)

    (Baker McKenzie FenXun (FTZ) Joint Operation Office, China)

  • Gao, Tingting

    (Baker McKenzie FenXun (FTZ) Joint Operation Office, China)

  • Tam, Jonathan

    (Senior Associate, Baker McKenzie, USA)

Abstract

In October 2020, China published a draft of the Personal Information Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for public comment. The draft law is intended to be the first consolidated and comprehensive law targeting the protection of personal information in China. If enacted in its current form, the law would introduce a suite of obligations that apply to organisations in both the private and public sectors and individuals that process Chinese residents’ personal information. The scope, structure and substance of the draft law not only resemble that of the European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in a number of key ways but also diverge from the GDPR in many respects. The draft Chinese law also has some similarities with various US privacy laws, although the United States has not enacted a comprehensive federal privacy law that applies across the country. Despite the variations among the regimes of China, the EU and the United States, organisations that do business in these geographies can leverage the privacy compliance programmes they may have established for the United States and EU to prepare for the implementation of the draft Chinese Personal Information Protection Law. This paper summarizes the key requirements of the draft Chinese law and provides high-level observations regarding its similarities to and differences from the GDPR and key US privacy laws.

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  • Determann, Lothar & Ruan, Zhenyu (Jay) & Gao, Tingting & Tam, Jonathan, 2021. "China’s draft Personal Information Protection Law," Journal of Data Protection & Privacy, Henry Stewart Publications, vol. 4(3), pages 235-259, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:aza:jdpp00:y:2021:v:4:i:3:p:235-259
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