China's PIPL Explained And Interpreted By The Law Maker

Summary

China's new legislationon personal information protection ("PIPL") will come into force on 1 November 2021. Mr Yang Heqing, an official from the responsible law making commission, has given some helpful explanatory comments and an "authoritative interpretation" of the PIPL.

p>Yang's comments and interpretation provide a useful starting point for the public to understand which aspects of the law are the most significant and which might be expected to attract the most attention from the perspective of the law maker.

China's new PIPL is a piece of legislation which highlights the need for data subjects' knowledge and consent, said law expert Mr Yang Heqing. One day after the PIPL was passed, Yang issued explanatory comments which, according to what was reported by Legal Daily¹ and the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC)², represented an "authoritative interpretation" of the law.