China’s Draft Anti-Cross-Border Corruption Law to Get Second Reading, Adds Privacy Protections

The added privacy and secrecy protections are the tell here: a law aimed at cross-border corruption enforcement is being narrowed at the edges to shield personal data, trade secrets and state information, which could complicate how evidence and information move across borders in compliance and investigation work. That balance — enforcement reach versus confidentiality — is what multinationals, compliance teams and data handlers with China exposure will be watching. Whether the second reading tightens or loosens those carve-outs is the open question.