Wednesday, 1 June 2016

What to Make of the Newly Established CyberSecurity Association of China (CSIS)

The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is moving at breakneck speed to develop the institutions, as well as legal and regulatory mechanisms, necessary to strengthen cyber governance. This policy trajectory has been particularly evident during the last few months, a period that featured:
President Xi Jinping’s speech on cybersecurity to a meeting of the Leading Small Group (LSG) for Network Security and Informatization;
The National People’s Congress announcement that China’s Cybersecurity Law will go through a second reading (three readings are required for passage) this June;
And the State Council’s public notification of work being done on laws related to encryption and critical infrastructure, two hot-button cyber issues

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