China’s New Data Security Law: What International Companies Need to Know
By EsqSocial Corporation 24/09/21
On June 10, 2021, China’s national legislature – the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress passed the Data Security Law (the “DSL”). The DSL (see here for a non-official English translation) took effect on September 1, 2021 and marks China’s first comprehensive data regulatory regime, one of three key frameworks that will buttress the country’s data and cybersecurity governance. The DSL will work in tandem with China’s 2017 Cybersecurity Law (the “CSL”), which requires firms to...
By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP