U.S., China trade criticisms at WTO over cybersecurity measures

The U.S. and China on Friday battled over cybersecurity at the World Trade Organization, each arguing that the other's domestic measures could affect data involved in trade. At a Council for Trade in Services meeting in Geneva, the U.S. asked whether China's cybersecurity law could restrict cross-border information transfer and require data localization in China. In response, China questioned whether a U.S. cybersecurity law would force businesses to navigate conflicting legal obligations and probed what localization requirements the U.S. might...