Authored by: Jing Yunfeng, Zhao Xinhua, Li Zhenghao, Hou Peng, Sun Xing and Dai Menghao
Faced with an increasingly complex geopolitical landscape, China has consistently strengthened its legislative framework concerning foreign-related national security in recent years. The National Security Law of the People’s Republic of China (“National Security Law”) established the basic framework of the holistic approach to national security. The Data Security Law of the People’s Republic of China (“Data Security Law”) and the Personal Information Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China (“Personal Information Protection Law”) further strengthened the legal safeguards for data security and personal information protection. The State Council’s newly issued Provisions on Industrial and Supply Chain Security (“Decree No. 834”) aims to protect China’s supply chain security and improve its national security legal system.