China clarifies regulations for data transfer

The Chinese leadership has long seen data as a strategic resource and has declared it a “factor of production” in 2020. This frames data protection and cross-border data transfer in an explicit national security light. The lack of clarity of rules has been a major concern to MNC’s globally integrated IT systems. The release of recently published regulations sheds some light on requirements for cross-border data transfer.

Last updated: 24. July 2025