*"Battle" is not "raging" yet, but it's not hard to imagine such a struggle getting a lot more overt in days to come.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/Battle-for-data-rages-between-China-and-US
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More worrisome, for some, is the Chinese Cybersecurity Law that took effect last June. The law strictly regulates attempts to take data obtained inside the country beyond its borders. Foreign companies doing business in China are forced to contort themselves to comply. Apple, for instance, announced it would transfer its cloud operation in the country to a local entity.
The law drew plenty of criticism from other countries, but Beijing refused to budge. The government, after all, justifies its restrictions and censorship of the net as a matter of national sovereignty.
Now there is concern that countries in Southeast Asia and Africa – which are receiving economic assistance from China through its Belt and Road Initiative – might follow their benefactor's example.
The U.S., in turn, is looking to beef up its own data controls.
In November, a bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a bill to the Senate and House that would reform CFIUS. The main purpose is to introduce rules requiring efforts to prevent sensitive information about U.S. citizens – including personal details and genetic information – from being transferred to foreign governments or businesses.
Until now, CFIUS has mainly examined cases that raised national security concerns, including ones related to the military or semiconductors. If the bill passes in its current form, that scope would likely expand considerably.
China seems to be the target....
