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The legal corpus, by sector.

198 entries across 6 sectors. Pick a sector to browse its laws, regulations, departmental rules, standards, and judicial interpretations.

§ 通用 117 ENTRIES

General .

通用

The economy-wide regime that applies across every sector — PIPL, the Data Security Law, the Cybersecurity Law, and the regulations, departmental rules, standards, and judicial interpretations built on them: personal information, data security and classification, cross-border transfer, and the data-element market.

8 handbooks · 9 laws · 10 regulations · 57 rules · 25 standards · 3 judicial interpretations · 5 drafts

CN-SG Joint Guide · CII Regulations · Measures for the Security Assessment of Data Export · Provisions on Promoting and Regulating Cross-border Data Flows · Data Property Rights Registration Work Guide (Trial) · FRT Judicial Interpretation

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§ 人工智能与算法 24 ENTRIES

AI & Algorithms .

人工智能与算法

The horizontal layer for models and algorithms, built mainly by the CAC and TC260 — algorithmic recommendation and its filing regime, deep synthesis, generative-AI services, AI content labeling, anthropomorphic-interaction rules, facial-recognition technology application, and automated-decision security — cutting across every sector of the general regime.

2 handbooks · 13 rules · 7 standards · 1 judicial interpretation · 1 draft

SPC AI Disputes Opinions · Interim Measures for the Management of Generative Artificial Intelligence Services · AI Safety Governance Framework 2.0 · Provisions on the Administration of Algorithmic Recommendation Services for Internet Information Services · Sci-Tech Ethics Review Measures · Interim Measures for the Management of AI Anthropomorphic Interaction Services

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§ 医疗健康 30 ENTRIES

Health & Medical .

医疗健康

The sector-specific layer for healthcare institutions and life sciences — healthcare-institution data security and personal-information protection, electronic medical records and population-health information, human genetic resources, and real-world clinical data — stacked on top of the general regime.

2 laws · 3 regulations · 17 rules · 7 standards · 1 draft

Healthcare Data Security & PI Measures · Life Sciences Ethics Review Measures · HGR Regulation · Shenzhen Health Data Classification Guide · Drug GCP (2026) · Basic Health Care Law

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§ 工业互联网与车联网 12 ENTRIES

Industrial Internet & IoV .

工业互联网与车联网

The MIIT-led layer for industry and connected vehicles — the three-tier industrial-data classification, risk-assessment and incident-response rules, the automotive data-security and data-export regime, internet data centers, and live-streaming commerce — stacked on top of the general regime.

1 handbook · 9 rules · 2 standards

Industrial Data Security Measures · Automotive Data Provisions · ICS Cybersecurity Protection Guide · Industrial Data Classification and Grading Guide · Industrial Data Security Capability Plan · Implementing Rules for Data Security Risk Assessment in the Field of Industry and Information Technology (Trial)

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§ 金融 09 ENTRIES

Financial .

金融

The financial-sector layer built by the PBOC and the National Financial Regulatory Administration — data classification keyed to financial-information sensitivity, full-lifecycle security baselines, and regulator-facing incident reporting for banks, insurers, and payment institutions.

1 handbook · 1 regulation · 5 rules · 2 drafts

PBOC Data Security Measures · NFRA Banking & Insurance Data Security Measures · Credit Reporting Industry Regulations · Credit Reporting Business Measures · Financial Information Services Data Grading Guide · Financial Sector Cybersecurity Measures (Draft)

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§ 能源·航空·自然资源 06 ENTRIES

Energy, Aviation & Resources .

能源·航空·自然资源

The resource- and infrastructure-sector layer for energy, civil aviation, and natural resources — important-data cataloguing, classified-grading protection, and monitoring-and-early-warning duties calibrated to critical-infrastructure risk.

5 rules · 1 standard

Measures for the Administration of Data Security in the Energy Industry (Trial) · Transport Data Security Measures · Guide to the Classification and Grading of Energy Industry Data (2026 Edition) · Measures for the Administration of Data Security in the Field of Natural Resources · MH/T 3038—2025 · Public Meteorological Data Authorized Operation Measures

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