China adopts cybersecurity law
China's new law will strengthen the government's control over the cyber space and potentially impose extra burdens on business operators.
It is reported that the Standing Committee of the People’s Congress adopted the Cyber Security Law today, which will come into effect on 01 June 2017. The Cyber Security Law will strengthen the government control over the cyber space and impose extra burdens on business operators.
The approved version of the Cyber Security Law has not been formally released. According to the official announcement, the law :
(i) brings the cybersecurity issue onto a national sovereignty level
(ii) imposes cybersecurity obligations on network operators and network component manufacturers
(iii) improves personal information protection system, and
(iv) creates cybersecurity administrative mechanism from a national protectionism aspect.
Business operators in China will likely face more onerous cybersecurity legal regime in terms of procurement of network device, design of network structure, cross-border data transfer etc. We will continuing closely looking into the Cyber Security Law and update you accordingly.
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