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China’s Data Policies Pose Challenges for US Companies in China
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Contact in Washington, DC:
Doug Barry ([email protected]; +1-202-429-0340)
Contact in Beijing:
Matt Margulies ([email protected]; +86-10-6512-5854)
BEIJING—April 21, 2022—China’s evolving data, privacy, and cybersecurity regimes stand to significantly raise the costs of doing business in China, according to a report released today by the US-China Business Council (USCBC), an organization representing more than 260 American companies that operate in the China market.
The American business community in China must now navigate an increasingly complex regulatory environment that includes new and growing requirements ranging from data localization, government reviews of certain data flows across borders, and prescriptive cybersecurity requirements for hardware and software procurement.
The report, How American Companies are Approaching China’s Data, Privacy, and Cybersecurity Regimes, details how conflicting regulations and a lack of clear guidelines hinder pro-active compliance from businesses and negatively impact business and investor sentiment. Companies report that China’s data, privacy, and cybersecurity requirements are inconsistent with other markets and require duplication of hardware, software, and processes. Continuing down this path could lead to the bifurcation of China’s data environment and that of the rest of the global economy, unwinding decades of economic integration.
“American companies recognize the legitimate need for data, privacy, and cybersecurity safeguards in China and globally. Our members seek to comply with those safeguards without hindering mutually beneficial, long-term, digitally driven growth,” said Craig Allen, USCBC president.
“American companies want and need to leverage their global strength in China, but they worry that the costs, complexity, and nature of China’s data and privacy frameworks increasingly will limit their ability to do so,” said USCBC Senior Vice President in China Matthew Margulies.
Learn more about the report and the US-China Business Council at www.uschina.org.
Read the full report here
中国的数据政策给在华美国公司带来挑战
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华盛顿特区联系人：
Doug Barry ([email protected]; +1-202-429-0340)
北京联系人：
Matthew Margulies ([email protected]; +86-10-6512-5854)
北京，2022年4月21日
美中贸易全国委员会（USCBC）今天发布的报告显示，中国不断发展的数据、隐私和网络安全制度将大幅增加企业在华的运营成本。美中贸易全国委员会是一个由260多家在中国市场运营的美国企业所组成的贸易组织。
在华美国商界如今必须应对中国日益复杂的监管环境，其中包括层出不穷的政策新要求，诸如数据本地化、政府对某些跨境数据流动的审查、以及对硬件和软件采购的规制性网络安全要求。
《美国公司如何应对中国的数据、隐私和网络安全制度》详细阐述了相互冲突的法规以及缺乏明晰的指引将如何阻碍企业积极遵守法规，并给企业和投资者情绪带来负面影响。企业反馈，由于中国的数据、隐私和网络安全要求与其他市场不一致，这就要求企业建立一套重复的硬件、软件及合规流程。长此以往，中国的数据环境将与全球其他经济体的数据环境产生脱节，导致数十年的经济一体化进程出现倒退。
“美国企业理解在中国和全球范围内存在对数据、隐私和网络安全保障的正当要求。我们的会员企业寻求在不影响经济获得长期的、互利的、数字驱动的增长的前提下遵守这些保障措施。”美中贸易全国委员会会长克雷格•艾伦（Craig Allen）指出。
美中贸易全国委员会高级副会长马修•马古利斯（Matthew Margulies）表示：“美国企业不仅希望而且需要在中国发挥它们的全球实力，但是它们担心中国的数据和隐私框架本身的特性、及其所带来的成本、复杂性将越来越限制美国企业施展能力的空间。”
欲了解更多有关该报告和美中贸易全国委员会的信息，请访问http://www.uschina.org。
