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China Officially Ties Internet Restrictions to its own National Security

Today China began enforcing its controversial new Cybersecurity Law, which broadly demands that multinational companies make data accessible to the [...] More

China’s Cybersecurity Law: Controlling Information, Hamstringing Innovation

Like many other governments, China is seeking to reestablish its sovereignty over the digital sphere with a new Cybersecurity Law. But while the law [...] More

Beijing Adds Veneer of Legal Legitimacy on Censorship

Do Chinese authorities need more laws to surveil people? From the earliest days of the Chinese Communist Party, authorities have kept the closest of [...] More

China’s Intentions: Sovereignty, Stability and Technological Independence

Last month, China’s legislature passed the Cybersecurity Law, which is due to take effect next summer. The controversial law has received a number of [...] More

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China Officially Ties Internet Restrictions to its own National Security

China’s Cybersecurity Law: Controlling Information, Hamstringing Innovation

Beijing Adds Veneer of Legal Legitimacy on Censorship

China’s Intentions: Sovereignty, Stability and Technological Independence

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