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title: "Fewer than half of China's ten data cooperation pilot cities will sign a concrete cross-border data-sharing agreement with a named foreign government or platform within six months."
description: "Beijing's National Data Administration has kept the scheme narrow and city-specific rather than opening a nationwide relaxation of its Data Security Law. Most foreign firms outside Shanghai, Hainan or"
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# Fewer than half of China's ten data cooperation pilot cities will sign a concrete cross-border data-sharing agreement with a named foreign government or platform within six months.

- **Made:** 20 Aug 2026
- **By:** David Lee
- **Outcome:** Unresolved

Beijing's National Data Administration has kept the scheme narrow and city-specific rather than opening a nationwide relaxation of its Data Security Law. Most foreign firms outside Shanghai, Hainan or Nanning will see no practical change to China's strict data export rules, despite headlines suggesting a broader opening.

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