China Relaxes Requirements on Cross-Border Data Transfer

China’s cybersecurity regulator Friday issued a set of rules governing cross-border data transfer, easing some requirements to address a key concern of foreign businesses.

The rules relaxed curbs on outbound data flow and narrowed the scope of information that requires security review. They also clarified how security evaluation and filing for data export will be implemented, according to the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC).