“Important data” is a concept unique to China law. It refers to data relating to specific topics, groups, or regions, or data that reaches a certain level of precision and scale, the tampering, destruction, leakage or illegal acquisition or use of which may directly jeopardize national security, economic operations, social stability, public health or safety.
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