China Loosens Cross-Border Data Rules on Business Pressure
- More information will be exempt, top internet regulator says
- Foreign businesses have complained about the data rules
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China relaxed rules governing cross-border data flows, addressing a key concern of foreign businesses that had complained previous regulations were disrupting their operations.
Data collected in international trade, cross-border travel, manufacturing, academic research, and marketing that don’t contain either personal information or “important” information will be exempt from security evaluations when transfered out of the country, China’s top internet regulator said in a statement Friday.