Abstract
Subject China's forthcoming cybersecurity legislation. Significance Public consultation has just opened on a new draft cybersecurity law. The draft's definition of 'security' includes not only technical elements but also regime survival and social stability. Impacts Operators of 'critical information infrastructure' will have to localise their user data within the territory of China. The law could provide a legal basis for retaliating against efforts to circumvent the Great Firewall. The government will support China's IT sector, considering technological independence necessary for national security. The law will place new obligations on businesses regarding protection of data privacy.
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