Key Takeaways
- The June 2026 document is a consultation draft, not an effective national standard.
- The draft can support forward planning but must be separated from current-state controls.
- This page publishes metadata and original commentary, not the standard text.
GB/T 35273-2020 remains the published standard recorded in the national standards catalogue. The June 2026 document is a consultation draft released by TC260.
Status First
TC260 published the consultation notice on 17 June 2026 and requested comments by 16 August 2026. A consultation draft is not an effective national standard and should not be presented as current law.
How to Use the Draft
The draft may be useful for forward planning and gap analysis. Keep current-state requirements and draft-only design choices in separate records.
- Mark every control derived only from the draft.
- Do not describe a draft provision as effective.
- Recheck the official national standards catalogue when a final standard is published.
- Retain the 2020 standard as the current edition until the official catalogue records a successor.
Version-Control Questions
When preparing a comparison, distinguish:
- changes to terminology;
- changes to recommended controls;
- new or reorganized guidance;
- changed cross-references; and
- editorial restructuring that does not change meaning.
A complete clause-level comparison requires review of the controlling source documents. This public page records status and research method rather than reproducing either standard in full.
Publication Boundary
China Data Regulation publishes official metadata, version relationships and original implementation commentary. It does not publish the full text of national standards or consultation drafts.
Official Source Basis
Last source verification: 2026-07-30. This page is an editorial standards watch, not a reproduction of the standard and not legal advice.