Cybersecurity Law of the People's Republic of China

Cybersecurity Law of the People's Republic of China
National People’s Congress
  • Cybersecurity Law of the People's Republic of China
CitationCybersecurity Law (English)
Territorial extentMainland China
Enacted byStanding Committee of the National People's Congress
EnactedNov 7, 2016
CommencedJun 1, 2017
Related legislation
Data Security Law, National Intelligence Law, National Security Law (China)
Summary
A law formulated in order to: ensure cybersecurity; safeguard cyberspace sovereignty and national security, social and public interests; the lawful rights and interests of citizens, legal persons, other organizations; and promote the healthy development of the informatization of the economy and society.
Keywords
Cybersecurity, National Security, Cyber sovereignty
Status: In force

The Cybersecurity Law of the People's Republic of China (Chinese: 中华人民共和国网络安全法), commonly referred to as the Chinese Cybersecurity Law, was enacted by the National People’s Congress with the aim of increasing data protection, data localization, and cybersecurity ostensibly in the interest of national security.[1] The law is part of a wider series of laws passed by the Chinese government in an effort to strengthen national security legislation. Examples of which since 2014 have included the data security law, the national intelligence law, the national security law, laws on counter-terrorism[2] and foreign NGO management,[3] all passed within successive short timeframes of each other.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference diplomat was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Blanchard, Ben (2015-12-28). "China passes controversial counter-terrorism law". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  3. ^ Wong, Edward (2016-04-28). "Clampdown in China Restricts 7,000 Foreign Organizations". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-07-21.