Hunton Attorneys Publish Guidance Note on Changes to China's Data Protection Laws
Time 1 Minute Read

Hunton attorneys Dora Luo and Yanchen Wang recently published a new Guidance Note for OneTrust DataGuidance on China’s data protection laws.

The Guidance Note provides an overview of recent changes to China’s data protection laws, and topics include the Cybersecurity Law of 2016, the Civil Code of the People’s Republic of China (in Chinese), the Data Security Law of the People’s Republic of China (in Chinese) and the Personal Information Protection Law (in Chinese). Together, the legislative changes represent the establishment of a comprehensive body of law on personal information protection in China. The Guidance Note provides an overview of governing legislative texts, addressing their scope of application and the relevant regulatory and data protection authorities. The Guidance Note also provides key definitions and principles for legal bases, controller and processor obligations, data subject rights and penalties within the unique Chinese data protection landscape.

Read the full Guidance Note.

You May Also Be Interested In

Time 2 Minute Read

On April 1, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that the 2024 amendment to Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act, limiting damages, applies retroactively to pending cases.

Time 1 Minute Read

As reported on the Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives blog, SB 574 is a California bill that would set specific duties for attorneys who use generative artificial intelligence and would restrict how arbitrators may use such tools in decision-making.

Time 3 Minute Read

On March 20, 2026, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signed SB 546 into law, enacting the Oklahoma Consumer Data Privacy Act, which will take effect on January 1, 2027.

Time 2 Minute Read

On March 23, 2026, the UK Information Commissioner's Office released new guidance clarifying the use of the new recognized legitimate interest lawful basis for processing personal information under UK data protection law.

Search

Subscribe Arrow

Recent Posts

Categories

Tags

Archives

Jump to Page