NEW: Seven Major Changes in China's Finalized Personal Information Protection Law A BIG team effort by seven specialists: Alexa Lee Mingli S. Qiheng Chen Graham Webster Jamie Horsley Paul Tsai China Center Kendra Schaefer 凯娜 China Digital Read now: digichina.stanford.edu/news/seven-maj… 1/

NEW: China's government has recognized data as a 'factor of production' alongside land, labor, etc. Qiheng Chen examines its ambitions for allocation of data across the economy, how the state might encourage data sharing, possibilities, and pitfalls. digichina.stanford.edu/work/china-wan… 1/

Qiheng Chen This is the latest entry (spun off as a stand-alone article) in our DigiChina Forum on the 14th Five-Year Plan for National Informatization. digichina.stanford.edu/work/analyzing… 2/

Solid summation of challenges to achieving China's data econ goals from Stanford DigiChina Project Qiheng Chen ... data valuation, data ownership models, secure data sharing tech... all huge obstacles to overcome My eyes out for industry-specific solutions to guide way 1/ digichina.stanford.edu/work/china-wan…

And now Columbia too… seems like it’s only a matter of time before the great majority of the so-called T14 pull out. To be clear, I don’t mind rankings. I do, however, mind rankings that so thoroughly dominate an academic field that they actually distort institutional behavior.

"We will likely see a more entrenched role for the Party in state functions, w/ less transparency of budgets, personnel, organizational goals, & due process, at a time when China could benefit from more transparency to restore trust." Qiheng Chen-chinafile.com/conversation/t…

The responsibilities of the CAC, MIIT and MPS have overlapped, at times giving rise to bureaucratic turf battles. A sweeping institutional reform would signal changes to priorities, authority, and working relations with arms of government. Qiheng Chen

Fresh take on what to watch out for in the #TwoSessions2023 from Michelle Mengsu Chang, Taylah Bland Andrew Chubb and me

Now that Council on Foreign Relations is formally in the post- Richard N. Haass era, it no longer feels like a conflict if I post a few thoughts on working for one of the world's most influential foreign policy analysts, especially as it relates to changing views of China. 1/ nytimes.com/2023/07/01/us/…

China recently released a national regulation on generative AI. The primary purpose is to assert control, but revisions from a previous draft suggest Beijing understands the importance of leaving space for innovation and development. @qihengc dives in: thechinaproject.com/2023/07/21/chi…

Thank you Bates! A lot to learn from you and other experienced China hands at the CCA. Miles to go.

Looking forward to the discussion on Thursday.

How is China regulating general-purpose Artificial Intelligence? In a new ASPI paper, Qiheng Chen looks at how China is balancing innovation and control in its domestic regulation of generative AI. Read it here ➡️ bit.ly/3w7YV1R

As the Lunar New Year approaches, I put together a summary of key developments in China's AI governance over the past year. I hope you find it informative and insightful. Wishing you a joyous Lunar New Year! asiasociety.org/policy-institu… Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI)

Looking forward to reading it!

What a spectacular season!

NEW ➡️ An Asia Society #CenterForChinaAnalysis paper by Fellow G.A. Donovan appraises #China’s #ElectricVehicle #startups and how the Silicon Valley business model might be failing them #EVs asiasociety.org/policy-institu…