US moves to shut China out of shaping APEC data protections

Washington presses to keep Beijing from amassing personal information

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Personal data, like names and shopping histories, has become another flashpoint in U.S.-China tensions. © Reuters

RYOHEI YASOSHIMA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- The U.S. has proposed separating a key international framework for data protection from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in its growing rift with China on technology.

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