Like many countries around the world, China has shored up its
data protection laws and regulations with the enactment of its
Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL).
The law constitutes one of the most important pillars of the
country's data protection legal regime, which includes a myriad
of other laws — e.g., Cybersecurity Law (CSL) and Data
Security Law (DSL) — and other industry-specific regulations
and standards.
Notably, PIPL explicitly references China's Constitution and
the Civil Code to provide a firmer legal basis for the
implementation of its data protection objectives. As such, PIPL
compliance should not be viewed in isolation but rather examined in
relation to other regulatory requirements that serve complementary
purposes.
