China’s New Data ‘Exit’ Rules Put Multinationals in a Bind

A screen in the data center control room of e-commerce giant JD.com where they track sales and trends at the company's headquarters in Beijing, China, on Nov. 11, 2020. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images

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Foreign companies doing business in China have been waiting years for clarity from the Chinese communist regime on how they can extract their data out of China.