EU, US and China rules compared

Ten business questions read in three registers: the EU acts, the US federal and state rules, and the Chinese regulations. Each page shows the rows side by side, what they ask for in common, and where they part.

Rows read against the registers 2026-08-26.

Topics

• AI rules compared: EU, United States and China: How do EU, US and Chinese AI rules differ? EU 1, US 2, CN 2
• Personal data compared: GDPR, CCPA/CPRA and PIPL: How do GDPR, CCPA and PIPL differ? EU 2, US 2, CN 1
• Cross-border data transfers compared: EU, United States and China: What is required to move personal data out of the EU, the US and China? EU 1, US 1, CN 3
• Cybersecurity duties compared: EU, United States and China: How do EU NIS2, US financial security rules and Chinese cybersecurity law compare? EU 1, US 2, CN 2
• Health data compared: GDPR, HIPAA and PIPL: How is health data treated in the EU, the United States and China? EU 1, US 1, CN 1
• Online platform duties compared: EU, United States and China: What do platform rules require in the EU, the United States and China? EU 3, US 1, CN 1
• Online consumer rights compared: EU and United States: What consumer rights apply when selling online in the EU and the United States? EU 4, US 2, CN 0
• Product safety and market access compared: EU and China: What product safety and market access rules apply in the EU and China? EU 3, US 0, CN 2
• Climate and emissions reporting compared: United States and the EU: Who has to report emissions in the United States, and what does the EU register say? EU 0, US 3, CN 0
• Export controls compared: China and the EU market side: What do Chinese export control rules require, and how do they meet EU market rules? EU 1, US 0, CN 2

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If you already know your position in the chain, the role pages answer the same questions for a marketplace, a seller, a manufacturer, an importer and a cloud provider.

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