Cybersecurity in China
12 July 2019 00:00
Duration: 15:42
China enacted its Cybersecurity Law just over two years ago, and the regulatory ecosystem that has emerged as regulations have developed around it is appreciably easier to navigate than it once was. But risks for companies both foreign and domestic remain as those rules are tweaked and as various government agencies clamor to play a role in enforcing them. MLex has compiled a special report highlighting the key issues in Chinese cybersecurity. MLex Correspondent Xu Yuan gives her take on what businesses can expect from China’s increasingly developed cyber-regulatory environment, both now and in the future.
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Xu Yuan
Xu Yuan Senior Correspondent
