The Epoch Times
The Epoch Times
AD
The Epoch Times
Support Us
China Business & Economy

China Passes Sweeping Data Control Law Amid Escalating Tech Crackdown

China Passes Sweeping Data Control Law Amid Escalating Tech Crackdown
The logo of Alibaba Group at its office in Beijing on Jan. 5, 2021. Thomas Peter/Reuters
Eva Fu
Eva Fu
Reporter
8/20/2021|Updated: 8/21/2021

China has passed a sweeping data protection law that is set to impose strict control measures on the private sector’s handling of personal data, building on an already expansive crackdown on the country’s tech sector that has rattled global stock markets.

The personal information protection law, passed through the Chinese Communist Party’s ceremonial legislature on Aug. 20, will require organizations and individuals to have a clear and reasonable purpose to “collect, use, process, transfer, trade, provide, or publicize other people’s personal information,” according to the text released by the National People’s Congress. It also requires companies to obtain individuals’ consent before collecting their personal data.

Eva Fu
Eva Fu
Reporter
Eva Fu is an award-winning, New York-based journalist for The Epoch Times focusing on U.S. politics, U.S.-China relations, religious freedom, and human rights. Contact Eva at [email protected]
twitter
Author’s Selected Articles

Questions Mount Over Death of Medical Student Who Alleged Organ Trade in Chinese Hospital

Jun 29, 2025
Questions Mount Over Death of Medical Student Who Alleged Organ Trade in Chinese Hospital

Religious Freedom

Jun 28, 2025
Religious Freedom

Exposure of Forced Organ Harvesting Could Trigger CCP’s Fall: Chinese Prison Survivor

Jun 21, 2025
Exposure of Forced Organ Harvesting Could Trigger CCP’s Fall: Chinese Prison Survivor

Florida AG Subpoenas Medical Firms Over ‘Backdoor’ on China-Made Devices

Jun 19, 2025
Florida AG Subpoenas Medical Firms Over ‘Backdoor’ on China-Made Devices
Related Topics
law
data protection law
Save
The Epoch Times
Copyright © 2000 - 2025 The Epoch Times Association Inc. All Rights Reserved.