China Tightens Control Over Company Data With Transfer Rules

China Tightens Control Over Company Data With Transfer Rules
A trade show visitor places her hand on a globe in Beijing, China, September 7, 2021. Ng Han Guan/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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BEIJING—Companies in China would need government approval to transfer important data abroad under proposed rules, announced Friday, that would tighten Beijing’s control over information and might disrupt operations for international corporations.

The measure is needed to protect the Chinese public and “safeguard national security,” the Cyberspace Administration of China said.