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ARTICLE · 28 MAY 2021

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Full Steam Ahead: Second Draft Of China's Personal Information Protection Law And Data Security Law

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On 29 April 2021, the second drafts of China's Personal Information Protection Law and the Data Security Law were released.

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On 29 April 2021, the second drafts of China's Personal Information Protection Law (Second Draft PIPL)1 and the Data Security Law (Second Draft DSL) were released. Once passed, the Second Draft PIPL will become China's first comprehensive law that protects personal information, and the Second Draft DSL will further regulate data processing activities that could impact national security, particularly "important data".

While the Second Draft PIPL and the Second Draft DSL do not substantially amend the first drafts issued in October 2020 and July 2020, respectively, some further obligations and clarifications have been added. We summarise some of these key changes below.

Second Draft PIPL

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