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This version of the Cybersecurity Review Measures was published Dec. 28, 2021, and takes effect Feb. 15, 2022, replacing the that took effect June 1, 2020. Most of the changes are captured in DigiChina’s comparison of the 2020 version with a draft of this revision that was published in July 2021. The translated text below […]| DigiChina
Reviews added for data activities and foreign IPOs| DigiChina
The Chinese government on Aug. 17 released the text of final regulations on critical information infrastructure security protection that are to take effect Sept. 1. The “Critical Information Infrastructure Security Protection Regulations” replace a draft by the same name issued in 2017. Please click here for DigiChina analysis of these regulations. TRANSLATION State Council of […]| DigiChina
The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) on July 21 announced an ¥8 billion RMB ($1.2 billion USD) fine at the conclusion of a year of investigation and scrutiny focused on the Chinese ride-hailing giant DiDi Chuxing. The CAC effort kicked off on July 2, 2021, with the announcement that DiDi would face review under the […]| DigiChina
'Cybersecurity Review Measures,' finalized last year, focus on tech supply chain security| DigiChina
NOTE: This translation was originally published on the China Copyright and Media blog, a project of DigiChina’s Prof. Rogier Creemers of the University of Leiden. It has not been edited, double-checked, or standardized with DigiChina’s original content. Read more. This translation was kindly provided by Paul Triolo Article 1 These Measures are developed with a […]| DigiChina
Translating the "Cybersecurity Review Measures (Draft for Comment)"| DigiChina
The final Cybersecurity Review Measures for 'critical information infrastructure' come three years after the Cybersecurity Law went into effect| DigiChina
Three months after the Chinese AI company DeepSeek shocked global markets with a highly capable reasoning model, another China-linked company made a splash with a capable agentic AI system. Did Manus, released in March 2025, portend Chinese leadership in AI systems that go beyond chatbots to take action on the user’s behalf? Victor Mustar, head […]| DigiChina
China’s top leader Xi Jinping last week presided over a Politburo study session on artificial intelligence. It was the second such AI-focused study session, the previous dating back to 2018, when Xi had just started his second five-year term and China’s government had recently published the New Generation AI Development plan, setting ambitious targets for […]| DigiChina
Left out of the international AISI network at its first meeting, China positions CNAISDA to take a seat at the table| DigiChina
Cybersecurity Law of the People’s Republic of China Passed November 67, 2016. Effective June 1, 2017. Table of Contents Chapter I: General Provisions Chapter II: Support and Promotion of Cybersecurity Chapter III: Network Operations Security Section 1: General Provisions Section 2: […]| DigiChina
On March 22, 2024, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) unveiled the current version of China’s rules governing outbound data transfers. International observers and Chinese legal academics viewed the 2024 rules, which replaced a cumbersome 2022 regime, as a significant move to ease cross-border business. For some companies and organizations, they brought relief from burdensome […]| DigiChina
This translation was produced by Rogier Creemers and Graham Webster on the basis of DigiChina’s earlier translation of the of the second review draft of the law, which in turn was based on our translation of the first draft, produced by Rogier Creemers, Mingli Shi, Lauren Dudley, and Graham Webster. [Updated Aug. 22, 2021, with […]| DigiChina
In August 2020, DigiChina published Mapping US–China Technology Decoupling—a snapshot of measures that had already been taken in Washington and Beijing with the effect of unwinding interdependence. That mapping exercise identified actions taken by both governments to separate technology systems across categories including export controls, data, supply chains, encryption, financial untangling, and travel. This update […]| DigiChina
A few months after the introduction of OpenAI’s ChatGPT captured imaginations around the world, China’s State Council quietly announced that it would work toward drafting an Artificial Intelligence Law. The government had already acted relatively quickly, drafting, significantly revising, and finally implementing on August 15 rules on generative AI that build on existing laws. Still, […]| DigiChina
DigiChina Editor’s Note: This is a guest translation organized by Concordia AI. It was edited by Kwan Yee Ng and Jason Zhou, with contributions from Ben Murphy, Rogier Creemers, and Hunter Dorwart. This translation has not been edited by DigiChina for accuracy or house style. For context and analysis on this unofficial scholars’ draft, please […]| DigiChina
Chinese regulators at the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) on April 11 issued draft Measures to govern generative AI service provision in China. The draft, which is open for public comment until May 10, would target services that generate text, images, video, code, and other media, and its announcement follows the sensation caused by the […]| DigiChina
This translation is by (in randomized order), Seaton Huang, Helen Toner, Zac Haluza, and Rogier Creemers, and was edited by Graham Webster. During editing, an alternative translation from China Law Translate was consulted. For analysis of this draft, please see our DigiChina Forum, compiling analysis from a group of invited specialists. Translation April 11, 2023 […]| DigiChina
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of DigiChina contributions by Zac Haluza, newly serving as an Associate Editor of DigiChina. Haluza’s independent analysis on Chinese technology policy is published on his Root Access newsletter, formerly known as Cloudology. Since the 20th Party Congress last October, innovation in science and technology (S&T) has […]| DigiChina
Last week, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) announced a cybersecurity review of the U.S. semiconductor firm Micron and the goods it sells in China. The official announcement manages to reveal little while raising several questions about the nature of the cybersecurity review regime. As a starting point, here is the full announcement in translation: […]| DigiChina
This translation is by Graham Webster, Kevin Neville, Seaton Huang, and Zac Haluza. It was edited by Graham Webster. Source: http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/2023-02/27/content_5743484.htm Archived copy: https://web.archive.org/web/20230227202546/http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/2023-02/27/content_5743484.htm Translation Central Committee, State Council issue ‘Plan for the Overall Layout of Building a Digital China’ Feb. 27, 2023, 6:43 p.m. – Source: Xinhua News Agency BEIJING, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) — ...| DigiChina
