Can China and Europe find common ground on AI ethics?

Aligned with the The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the European promotion of privacy encompasses the protection of individual's data from both state and commercial entities. Whereas personal data is strictly protected both in the EU and in China from commercial entities, the state retains full access in China. Shocking to Europeans, this practice is readily accepted by Chinese citizens, accustomed to living in a protected society and have consistently shown the highest trust in their government. Chinese parents routinely have access to their children's personal information to provide guidance and protection. This difference goes back to the Confucian tradition of trusting and respecting the heads of state and family.