China’s new Cross-Border Data Flows Regulation (RCB) reshapes how international businesses access and transfer data. With negative lists and stricter compliance rules, data buyers sourcing from or through China face new risks and requirements. This report considers the impacts.

Data is a key digital technology driver of global economic and trade activities. Due to the vast population and rapid growth of data production in various industries, the scale of Chinese data and its potential applications are considered advantageous worldwide...