Huan Zhu
China Sets Out More Rules on Data Through Its first Data Security Law
On June 10, China’s Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress passed China’s first Data Security Law (数据安全法). The Data Security Law (the Law) was heavily influenced by the United States’ Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act (the CLOUD Act) and the European Union’s General
MOFCOM Announces Trade Remedy Rules Applies to UK and EU after Brexit
On January 29, China’s Ministry of Commerce issued the No. 3 Notice of 2021,
Notice on Handling Trade Remedy Cases involving EU and UK after Brexit
[http://www.mofcom.gov.cn/article/b/c/202102/20210203035894.shtml].
The official statement reads as follows:
> The United Kingdom officially withdrew
Chinese State Council Press Conference on Trade Policies
On February 24, the State Council Information Office of China held a press
conference
[http://www.scio.gov.cn/xwfbh/xwbfbh/wqfbh/44687/44948/wz44950/Document/1699129/1699129.htm]
with regard to China’s plan for trade and economic development. Chinese Minister
of Commerce (MOFCOM) Wang Wentao, Vice Minister of
EU Outlines Trade Policy Plans
The European Commission issued its internal Trade Policy Review
[https://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2021/february/tradoc_159438.pdf]
(COM(2021) 66 final) on February 18, 2020, setting out an “open, sustainable and
assertive trade policy” to ensure “open and fair trade with well-functioning,
diversified and sustainable global
China Issues New Antitrust Rules for Internet Operators
On February 7, China issued its Guideline for Anti-Monopoly for the Internet
Platform Industry （关于平台经济领域的反垄断指南
[http://gkml.samr.gov.cn/nsjg/fldj/202102/t20210207_325967.html]）. This
Guideline provides a set of antitrust rules that apply specifically for internet
operators. This development follows China’s recent passage of an E-commerce
Canadian Spy Agency Director Calls China "A Direct Threat" to National Security
Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) Director David Vigneault, during a
public speech
[https://www.canada.ca/en/security-intelligence-service/news/2021/02/remarks-by-director-david-vigneault-to-the-centre-for-international-governance-innovation.html]
on February 9, identified the Government of China as “a direct threat to our
national security and sovereignty.”
During a speech to the Centre for International Governance
Xiaomi Files Lawsuit Against U.S. Government Designation as Communist Chinese Military Company
The Chinese electronics company Xiaomi and three individuals associated with it
have filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
challenging the U.S. government’s designation of Xiaomi as a Communist Chinese
military company and the resulting restrictions imposed on it. The complaint