China has further developed its national security regulatory regime by promulgating measures on cybersecurity review and security assessment of cross-border data transfer.

China continued to strengthen its national security regulatory regime by introducing the new Data Security Law in 2021

China continues to optimize its foreign investment environment by reducing investment restrictions, opening up market access and lowering investment thresholds into listed companies.

While restricting the data transfer relating to national security, China issued guidelines to further optimize its foreign investment environment.