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XINJIANG

Erkin Tuniyaz appointed acting regional chairman

Erkin Tuniyaz was appointed acting chairman of the regional government of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on Thursday. The decision was made at a session of the standing committee of the regional people's congress, which also accepted the resignation of previous chairman, Shohrat Zakir. Erkin, 60, is an ethnic Uygur, and has spent his entire political career in Xinjiang. He was the region's vice-chairman from 2008 until his new appointment.

BEIJING

Mainland reports 10 new local COVID-19 cases

China reported 24 imported COVID-19 cases and 10 locally transmitted infections on Thursday, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Friday. The new local cases were all reported in Harbin in Heilongjiang province. Shanghai reported two new suspected cases among travelers recently arrived from abroad, the commission said. Meanwhile, more than 2.21 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered on the Chinese mainland.

Rules on data privacy of car users take effect

Trial regulations concerning vehicle data security were among several new administrative and legal documents to take effect on Friday. The regulations aim to address rising security challenges and close loopholes as vehicles become smarter and begin to generate and process data, said the Cyberspace Administration of China. According to the document, data operators must avoid collecting excessive data from cars, and protect the privacy of owners and users. Operators collecting and processing vehicle data in China will have to undergo a security assessment if they provide the data for the use of overseas businesses. Regulations stipulate that data collected from cars in China should be stored in China.

Xinhua