Personal Data Protection Under The Newly Issued Civil Code

China's legislature, the National People's Congress, recently enacted a Civil Code which will come into force on 1 January 2021. The Civil Code is a major landmark in Chinese legal history - it is the first comprehensive codification of the civil laws of the People's Republic of China, which has been a goal of Chinese governments since the Qing Dynasty.

The Civil Code covers the full scope of Chinese civil law, including property rights, contracts, tort and family law - and also includes sections on privacy and the protection of personal information. Samuel Yang (Partner from Anjie Law Firm) and Nicholas Blackmore (Special Counsel from Kennedys) outline the impact of the new Civil Code on Chinese data privacy law.