Mengting Wu

Profile

Dr. Wu Mengting is currently a Senior Consultant at Highking Law Firm and serves as a Specially Appointed Associate Researcher at the School of Public Affairs and the School of Cyberspace Security at the University of Science and Technology of China. She is also a Visiting Researcher at the National Industrial Information Security Development Research Center. Her primary research areas include cyberspace governance, digital economy, and data security.

Professional Experience

Dr. Wu earned her bachelor’s degree in German Studies from Shanghai International Studies University, followed by a master’s degree in Business Administration (BWL) from the University of Bayreuth, Germany. In 2008, she joined the People’s Liberation Army of China, where she was promoted to Senior Technical Colonel in 2018.

In 2011, she obtained her Ph.D. from the PLA Foreign Languages Institute (now the PLA Information Engineering University), specializing in philosophy of language. In 2019, she served as a postdoctoral researcher at the Postdoctoral Research Station of the PLA Information Engineering University. In 2020, she joined Tsinghua University’s School of Economics and Management, Institute for Internet Development and Governance as a postdoctoral researcher. In 2024, she was appointed as a Visiting Researcher at the National Industrial Information Security Development Research Center.

On July 13, 2021, she founded the cybersecurity governance-focused media platform “Xiaobei Talks Security”, which is distributed on Douyin, WeChat Video, Bilibili, Toutiao, Weibo, Zhihu, and other platforms. This platform has a broad user base, including universities, enterprises, and government agencies.

On December 15, 2024, she launched the “Trusted Data Circulation Research Center,” a specialized media platform focusing on the governance of data as an economic element. It targets government agencies, enterprises, and academia to promote trusted data circulation and efficient utilization.

Dr. Wu has led or participated in multiple national key research projects, major National Social Science Fund projects, and strategic consulting projects of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. She has also contributed to several ministerial task forces and participated in major strategic assessments and policy consultations.

Her research has been published in authoritative journals, including China Cyberspace. In March 2024, she submitted a special policy report that received directives from President Xi Jinping. In April 2024, another policy report she co-authored was adopted by relevant higher authorities. In May 2024, she authored a policy advisory report, which received instructions from a Standing Committee member of the Anhui Provincial Party Committee.

National Legislation and Standards Contributions

• 06/2021 - 09/2021 Contributed to drafting the State Council’s Administrative Regulations on Network Data Security Management.

• 09/2021 - 07/2022 Participated in drafting the National Standard “Information Security Technology: Guidelines for Identifying Important Data” (Draft for Public Consultation).

• 09/2022 - 08/2023 Contributed to the National Standard “Information Security Technology: Security Requirements for Important Data Processing” (Draft for Public Consultation).

• 02/2023 - 09/2023 Participated in drafting the National Standard “Information Security Technology: Data Classification and Grading Rules”.

Research Projects

• 01/2025 - 12/2027 National Key R&D Program: “Research on Key Technologies for Network Data Governance Based on Label Identification” - Project Lead.

• 03/2024 - 10/2024 Hainan Free Trade Port’s Negative List for Cross-Border Data Flow - Project Lead.

• 11/2024 - 12/2024 Heilongjiang Province’s Mechanism for Promoting and Regulating Cross-Border Data Flow - Project Lead.

• 11/2024 - 11/2025 Ant Group’s “Trusted Data Circulation Research” Project - Project Lead.

• 12/2022 - 11/2025 National Key R&D Program: “Classification, Identification, and Security Assessment Technologies for Important Data” - Project Member.

• 11/2023 - 10/2024 Chinese Academy of Engineering Strategic Research and Consulting Project: “Governance and Policy Research on Cross-Border Data Flows” - Project Member.

• 03/2024 - 02/2025 Chinese Academy of Engineering Strategic Research and Consulting Project: “China’s Response to Data Protection Adequacy Challenges under Global Data Security Competition” - Project Member.

• 12/2023 - 11/2026 National Social Science Fund Major Project: “Cross-Border Data Strategic Competition Among Major Powers in the AI Era and China’s Response” - Project Member.

• 05/2023 - 06/2023 Drafted Tsinghua University’s policy think tank report on “Security Management Issues and Countermeasures for China’s Cross-Border Data Flows” (Tsinghua University Report No. 78, 2023), submitted to the General Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee.

• 11/2023 - 10/2024 Chinese Academy of Information and Electronic Engineering Major Project: “Research on Coordinated Governance Rules and Strategies for Data Development and Security” - Project Member.

• 03/2022 - 07/2022 State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) Project: “Research on Market Regulation in the Digital Economy and Policy Recommendations” - Project Member.

• 08/2021 - 02/2022 National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Project: “Research on Digital Transformation Pathways and Policy Recommendations” - Project Member.

• 08/2020 - 10/2021 Central Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) Project: “Constructing a Data-Driven Digital Economy Development Model” - Project Member.

Published Papers

• China’s Contribution to Global Cross-Border Data Flow Security Governance. China Cyberspace, Issue 5, 2024.

• Strengthening Data Security Work Under the Guidance of the Overall National Security Concept. China Information Security, Issue 4, 2024.