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On 7 November 2016, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress has formally passed China’s first comprehensive privacy and security regulation for cyberspace. Since the new Cyber Security Law (CSL) will come into effect on 1 June 2017, technology companies that are operating in or planning to expand to the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) are well advised to adapt their IT infrastructure and data architecture to the new law. Violations of the law may, at worst, lead to high fines, website shutdowns or license revocations. Some of the most significant changes brought about by the new law are briefly outlined below.
Continue Reading China Adopts New Law on Cybersecurity

On 12 December 2016, the PRC Ministry of Culture released the Administrative Measures for Business Activities of Online Performances (the “Measures”). The Measures target providers of live performances broadcast or streamed over the Internet or a mobile network (“Streaming Services Providers”) who derive a profit from such activities through advertising, sponsorship or by charging for access. The Measures will come into effect on 1 January 2017.
Continue Reading China Tightens Control Over its Growing Online Streaming Industry by Introducing New Regulations

On 12 August 2016, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”), the General Administration of Quality Supervision, the Inspection and Quarantine of China (“GAQSIQ”), and the Standardisation Administration of China (“SAC”) jointly released Several Guidelines to Strengthen National Cybersecurity Standardisation (the “Guidelines”). Under the Guidelines, mandatory national standards will be introduced to regulate critical fields such as major information technology infrastructure and classified networks in an effort to harmonise the current divergent local practice.
Continue Reading China Releases Guidelines to Strengthen Cybersecurity Standardisation