When GDPR became the global "lingua franca" of data compliance, many multinational corporations instinctively treated China's Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) as its Chinese translation. This cognitive bias is now costing companies real compliance failures.

This book is not another article-by-article comparison. It is a practical, scenario-driven guide for navigating the genuine differences between PIPL and GDPR. Across ten chapters, it examines the key battlegrounds ? legal bases, notice and consent, cross-border transfer, data localization, individual rights, organizational structure, enforcement style, and legal conflicts ? and answers one question: When headquarters' requirements and Chinese regulatory expectations diverge, what should the China compliance team actually do?

The author introduces the "Difference Inventory" methodology, helping multinationals move beyond the fragmented state of "two sets of documents, two sets of processes." The goal is a China-specific compliance architecture that fully respects PIPL's regulatory logic while remaining capable of dialogue with the global compliance framework.

This book is written for multinational legal counsel, compliance officers, DPOs, China-based management, and anyone who makes decisions at the intersection of European and Chinese data rules.

Above the rules lies judgment. Above judgment lies the capacity for differentiated response.