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China will review a draft law on personal information protection during the 22nd session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC), which will be held in Beijing from October 13 to 17, Zang Tiewei, a spokesperson for the Legislative Affairs Commission of the NPC Standing Committee, told reporters at a media conference on Monday.

In recent years, the NPC and its Standing Committee have formulated provisions concerning personal information security and protection in multiple laws, including the cybersecurity law, general rules of the civil code, criminal law and e-commerce law.

The commission and the Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission began their research and drafting of the law on personal information protection in 2018.