A Research On The Legal Regulation Of Cross-Border Flow Of Personal Data In China

In the context of today’s Internet economy,data has become an important factor of production and a strategic resource for countries around the world(including China).The importance of data in today’s and tomorrow’s production and life is self-evident,and the protection and security of personal data,which is one of the key elements,is not only related to national security and economic and social development,but has also become one of the key concerns of countries in the field of data protection;countries have also adopted data protection legislation one after another to provide legal basis and the protection of personal data and the security of national data is one of the main concerns of countries in the field of data protection.Meantime,regulating the cross-border flow of personal data across countries is a top priority to protect personal data and maintain national data security:the strict restriction of cross-border personal data flow advocated by the EU and the free crossborder flow of personal data advocated by the US will inevitably result in conflicts,but whether through continuous confrontation or unified and coordinated measures,they are caused by the conflict of legal regulation when the cross-border flow of personal data.Based on such situation,this article attempts to summarize the current situation and shortcomings of China’s current regulation of the cross-border flow of personal data on the basis of clarifying the concepts related to the cross-border flow of data,and to provide inspiration for better regulation of the cross-border flow of personal data in China by comparing and analyzing the current rules of cross-border flow of data in major overseas countries.Moreover,the formulation of sound rules on cross-border data flows will not only safeguard the security of personal and national data in China,but also be an important part of China’s active participation in global data governance and the achievement of a balance between the interests of various parties.