Inside Trade

January 24, 2025

China: DOJ bulk data rule discriminates against China, violates WTO rules

By Brett Fortnam  / December 3, 2024 at 5:09 PM
A Justice Department-proposed rule to restrict bulk data transfers with countries of concern unfairly discriminates against China and violates World Trade Organization rules, the Chinese government contends. DOJ in October issued a proposed rule to implement a February executive order directing it to restrict the transfer of certain types of U.S. personal and government to countries of concern, a group that includes China as well as Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia and Venezuela. “The United States' restrictions on data flow...

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