, Columnist
Not So Fast — China’s Regulators Are Not Finished Yet
Common prosperity and antirust were the big topics in the past. Now data privacy and national security are set to dominate in the future.
Not over yet.
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With Chinese president Xi Jinping’s reform agenda hardwired into national policy, and technology companies feeling confident about a more-certain future, it’s starting to look like “the crackdown” is over.
That’s wishful thinking. Within the first month of Xi’s latest term, events have already popped up to show that regulators remain engaged and are likely to keep a tight rein on the industry.