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News Letter – Technology, Data Protection, Cybersecurity (2020.11)

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November 10, 2020

REGULATIONS MIIT launches 2020 program of checking cyber security in telecommunications and internet industries On October 9, 2020, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (“MIIT”) issued the Circular on Working Effectively on the 2020 Program of Checking the Cyber Security in the Telecommunications and Internet Industries (the “Circular”). The Circular provides that the checking object includes networks and systems constructed and operated by basic telecommunication enterprises, Internet enterprises, domain name registration management and service institutions that have…

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News Letter – Technology, Data Protection,Cybersecurity(2020.10)

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October 13, 2020

REGULATIONS The Chinese side proposes a Global Initiative on Data Security On September 8, 2020, Foreign Minister Wang Yi delivered a keynote speech at a high-level meeting of an international seminar themed with “Seizing Digital Opportunities for Cooperation and Development” and proposed a Global Initiative on Data Security (“Initiative”). The Initiative mainly includes the following.： First, approach data security with an objective and rational attitude, and maintain an open, secure and stable global supply chain. Second, oppose…

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Regulation of cloud computing in China

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October 13, 2020

by Samuel Yang, AnJie Law Firm and Practical Law China An overview of the regulation of cloud computing in China. This note covers the characteristics of cloud computing, including its risks and benefits, the regulatory framework for cloud computing in China and key issues in negotiating cloud computing services. Scope of this note What is cloud computing? Characteristics of cloud computing Service models Deployment models Benefits of cloud computing Risks of cloud computing Cloud computing…

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News Letter – Technology, Data Protection, Cybersecurity (2020.09)

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September 11, 2020

The Ministry of Commerce launches pilot program on security management for cross border data transfer On August 14, 2020, the Ministry of Commerce (“MOC”) issued the Master Plan for Comprehensively Deepening the Pilot Program on Innovative Development of Trade in Services (“Plan”), covering 28 provinces and municipalities directly under the Central Government (regions), including Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai, and the period for the pilot program will be three years. The Plan proposes to： establish dedicated Internet…

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WFOE Shopping — How do Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen compare for establishing an insurance WFOE in China?

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September 3, 2020

Author:Hannibal El-Mohtar Agnes Wang (Attribution: Ravi Kant) I. How can Hong Kong and foreign insurers currently sell insurance to MainlandChina? Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, many Mainland residents find foreign insurance policies more attractive than those found in the mainland and continue to cross borders to get their hands on them. Take Hong Kong for example. The Provisional Statistics of Hong Kong Insurance Industry in the First Quarter of 2020 released by the HK Insurance Authority shows…

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Highlights of the Chinese Leniency Guidelines Published by SAMR in June 2020

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August 31, 2020

Authors: Zhan Hao, Song Ying, Yang Zhan In June 2020, the Anti-Monopoly Bureau of the State Administration for Market Regulation (“SAMR”) published a new book, the 2019 Compilation of Antitrust Regulations and Guidelines, which contains four previously unpublished guidelines covering the automotive sector, intellectual property rights, leniency policy, and commitments by undertakings. The Guidelines on Leniency for Horizontal Monopoly Agreements (the “Leniency Guidelines”) detail SAMR’s leniency policies towards horizontal monopoly agreements (cartels) under China’s antitrust…

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Implications of China’s Antitrust Guidelines for the Automobile Sector on Regulation of Vertical Restraints

By Zhan Hao & Song Ying

August 25, 2020

The automobile industry has been under the radar of China’s antitrust enforcement for a number of years. Since 2014, the agency had successively issued fines against many players in the automobile supply chain, including auto parts manufacturers, and motor vehicle suppliers and distributors. By November of 2019, the aggregate antitrust fine in the car sector reached up to RMB 2.5 billion. Excepting those cartel-related penalties against 12 Japanese auto parts manufacturers in 2014, all of…

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Legal Updates :Technology, Data Protection, Cybersecurity (2020.08)

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August 10, 2020

State Council to formulate the CII security protection regulations On July 8, 2020, the General Office of the State Council issued the 2020 Legislative Plan, including several laws in the cyber security sector, such as the Regulations on Network Protection of Minors and the Regulations on the Security Protection of Critical Information Infrastructure. http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/content/2020-07/08/content_5525117.htm Supreme People’s Court and the National Development and Reform Commission: To strengthen the protection of data rights and personal information security. On July 20,…

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New Chinese Civil Code restates and strengthens Chinese data privacy laws

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July 31, 2020

Author: Samuel Yang, Nicholas Blackmore China’s legislature, the National People’s Congress, recently enacted a Civil Code which will come into force on 1 January 2021. The Civil Code is a major landmark in Chinese legal history – it is the first comprehensive codification of the civil laws of the People’s Republic of China, which has been a goal of Chinese governments since the Qing Dynasty. The Civil Code covers the full scope of Chinese civil…

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China, GATS, Trump: Do non-US Insurers Get a Piece of the China-US Trade Deal?

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July 28, 2020

Author: Hannibal El-Mohtar (Photo attribution: Karolina Grabowska) Despite the tortuous path ahead for the US 2020 election campaigns, and the trials and tribulations of this year, the US-China Phase 1 Trade Deal (the “P1 Deal”) remains in place.[1] Although commitments under the P1 Deal are only between China and the US, international trade law limits the extent to which benefits under such agreements can be strictly bilateral. In particular, Most Favoured Nation (“MFN”) requires…

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News Letter – Technology, Data Protection, Cybersecurity (2020.11)

News Letter – Technology, Data Protection,Cybersecurity(2020.10)

Regulation of cloud computing in China

News Letter – Technology, Data Protection, Cybersecurity (2020.09)

WFOE Shopping — How do Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen compare for establishing an insurance WFOE in China?

Highlights of the Chinese Leniency Guidelines Published by SAMR in June 2020

Implications of China’s Antitrust Guidelines for the Automobile Sector on Regulation of Vertical Restraints

Legal Updates :Technology, Data Protection, Cybersecurity (2020.08)

New Chinese Civil Code restates and strengthens Chinese data privacy laws

China, GATS, Trump: Do non-US Insurers Get a Piece of the China-US Trade Deal?

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