New Chinese Laws and Specifications under Covid-19

Abstract

In May 2020, China’s National People’s Congress passed the PRC Civil Code, which introduced new  provisions to protect privacy and personal information. About the same time, the new Information  Security Technology – Personal Information Security Specification (GB/T 35273-2020; the  Specification) was also introduced. When they come into effect on 1 January 2021, both laws will  become the foundation for personal information protection in China, where interest in these rights has  increased.