China to Require Government Approval to Transfer User Data Overseas
On April 11, 2017, the Cyberspace Administration of China, also known as the State Internet Information Office (国家互联网信息办公室) (the “CAC”)[1], released for public comment a draft of the Measures for Security Assessment of Transferring Personal...
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China Restricts Offshore Investments by Domestic Companies
During much of 2016, China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange (国家外汇管理局) (“SAFE”), the ministerial level agency tasked with regulating foreign exchange matters, has informally changed its policies to restrict the ability of companies based in...
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CHINA ISSUES LIVE ONLINE STREAMING RULES
On December 2, 2016, the Ministry of Culture (文化部) (the “MOC”) issued the Online Performance Business Operation Management Rules (《网络表演经营活动管理办法》) (the “MOC Online Performance Rules”), which became effective on January 1, 2017. In addition, on...
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