The Shenzhen Regulation will be the first local data law in China and it has been under discussion for a year

The draft makes it clear that a person has the right to say no to data collection requests and has the right to know, copy, correct and delete data held online

Shenzhen is moving forward with a new draft law aimed at protecting personal data, in another signal of China’s ambition to rein in Big Tech and build a robust data management regime that balances privacy protection with appropriate business use.