---
id: "quote-china-regulatory-policy"
type: "quote"
source_timestamps: ["§ Regulatory Divergence."]
tags: ["china", "regulation"]
related: ["concept-regulatory-taxonomy", "concept-the-leaders"]
speaker: "Authors"
speakers: ["Bhaskar Chakravorti", "Abidemi Adisa", "Christina Filipovic", "Xue Niu"]
quote: "China's policy is aptly described as \\\\\\\"move fast but obey the rules\\\\\\\" set by the central government."
sources: ["futures"]
sourceVaultSlug: "hbr-seg-futures"
originDay: 2
articleStem: "hbr-foci-75-fragmenting-digital-economy"
sourceUrl: "https://hbr.org/2026/06/what-a-fragmenting-digital-economy-means-for-global-competition"
sourceTitle: "What a Fragmenting Digital Economy Means for Global Competition"
---
# China's Regulatory Policy

> China's policy is aptly described as "move fast but obey the rules" set by the central government.
> — The Authors

This is the source's compact characterization of the **state-directed** regulatory logic in the [[concept-regulatory-taxonomy]], contrasting China ([[concept-the-leaders]]) with the U.S. *permissive* approach and the EU *precautionary* approach ([[concept-stall-outs]]).