China denies requiring companies, individuals to give data in unlawful manner
China denies requiring companies, individuals to give data in unlawful manner
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on January 17, 2025

Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on January 17, 2025

BEIJING (Reuters) - The Chinese government "has never and will never" require companies or individuals to collect data for or provide data to it in a way that violates the law, China's foreign ministry said on Friday.
The ministry spoksperson was responding to a question about six Chinese companies including TikTok, Shein, Xiaomi, which have been named in a privacy complaint filed by Austrian advocacy group Noyb claiming the firms were unlawfully sending European Union user data to China.
(Reporting by Eduardo Baptista; Writing by Liz Lee; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)