The China Experts: Ben Rotheram of the China-Britain Business Council
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Updated: 3 hours ago
In this episode of The China Experts, Kristina Koehler-Coluccia is joined by Ben Rotheram, Service Delivery Director at the China-Britain Business Council. Ben explains in detail how the CBBC promotes bilateral trade between the UK and China, and how it helps both foreign and Chinese investors expand.
Who is Ben Rotheram?
Ben Rotheram is Service Delivery Director at the China-Britain Business Council, the organisation that has supported British companies trading with and investing in China for decades. He has lived in four different Chinese cities, and that first-hand experience of regional differences runs through the conversation.
What this episode covers
How the CBBC supports bilateral trade and what practical help is available to companies
What he learned living and working in four different cities across China
Why regional differences matter more than most foreign investors expect
The current challenges around personal information and data protection in China
Practical ways to work through those data compliance obstacles
Why data compliance now sits at the centre of China strategy
China's data rules have moved from a legal footnote to a board-level issue. The Personal Information Protection Law, alongside the Data Security Law and cybersecurity rules, changes how foreign companies collect customer data, transfer it out of China, and run HR systems for local staff. Getting the entity structure right is only the start; how that entity handles data is what tends to create exposure.
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