China: IT and Internet

On 16 January 2026, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), together with five other government bodies, jointly published the Interim Measures on the Recycling...

China has issued the world's first national-level regulatory framework specifically targeting AI emotional companionship, virtual humans, and virtual companions. The Interim Measures on Management of Anthropomorphic Interactive Services of Artificial Intelligence establishes comprehensive rules for service providers, including prohibition boundaries, user intervention obligations, and special protections for vulnerable groups.

The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has issued the Provisions on the Management of Personal Information Collection and Use by Internet Applications (Draft for Comments).

近年来，中国互联网行业在经历爆发式增长后，逐步进入存量竞争阶段

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As of August, a total of seven Chinese provinces have established a cross-border data transfer management system for their free trade zones, following the release of negative lists for data export...

When Xi Jinping took office in 2013, I—like many others—hoped that his leadership would improve China's trajectory. But over time, my optimism faded as the country became more repressive, and the spaces I once enjoyed...

On 10 April 2024, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology ("MIIT") issued the Notice on Carrying Out the Pilot Work of Expanding Opening-Up to Foreign Investment...

The Guangzhou Internet Court (the "Court") recently issued its first judgment involving the cross-border transfer of personal data under the Personal Information Protection Law ("PIPL").