Privacy Compliance in Huainan, Anhui — What US Founders Miss (and Why It Hurts)
Why “Just a Privacy Policy” Won’t Cut It in Huainan, Anhui Let’s start with something real — not hypothetical, not theoretical. On May 27, 2020, someone named Chen Guang messaged a Singapore-based corporate services firm called Interconnect over WeChat. He claimed to be a Shenzhen-based business facilitator helping Chinese clients incorporate offshore — including in Singapore. He sent passports, Chinese ID cards, business licenses, tax invoices, and KYC forms. And Interconnect — trusting him — onboarded those clients without ever speaking to them. No video call. No live verification. Just Google, Baidu, and Qichacha lookups. ...