EU data policy reflects its cyber-strategy

Editor's note: The European Union's "strictest-ever" General Data Protection Regulation came into effect on May 25. While the GDPR is aimed at protecting people's private information, it has also sparked a debate on whether it will curb the progress of information technology enterprises in the EU. Two experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Zhang Zhouxiang. Excerpts follow:

Regulation comes with disadvantages

Lu Chuanying, an associate researcher at Shanghai Institutes for International Studies