1、Outbound Cross-Border Data Transfer Compliance Guideline:50 Common Questions(2025 Edition)Outbound Cross-Border Data Transfer Compliance Guideline:50 Common Questions(2024 Edition)December 2024 Outbound Cross-Border Data Transfer Compliance Guideline:50 Common Questions(2025 Edition)PREAMBLE With th

2、e booming development of the digital economy,data has become an important factor of production and a key driver of development.Cross-border data flow is essential as a strategic leverage for global economic development,technological innovation and international trade.However,cross-border data flow p

3、resents challenges and controversies in terms of data security and privacy protection.Many countries have therefore intensified the regulation and standardization of cross-border data flow.On July 7,2022,Cyberspace Administration of China(CAC)released the Measures for the Security Assessment of Cros

4、s-Border Data Transfer(effective on September 1,2022).With other previously released laws and regulations,it established an initial regulatory framework for outbound cross-border data transfer compliance.However,ambiguities in the rules and regulations resulted in initial uncertainty for many enterp

5、rises.On September 28,2023,CAC released the Regulations on Regulating and Promoting Cross-Border Data Flow(Draft).It sparked extensive discussions in various sectors regarding the selection of appropriate outbound cross-border data transfer compliance measures.On March 22,2024,after six months of re

6、viewing and considering external feedback,CAC officially announced the Regulations on Promoting and Regulating Cross-Border Data Flow(the Regulations on Cross-Border Data Flow)which became effective immediately.The Regulations on Cross-Border Data Flow refined the regulatory framework for outbound d