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On November 21, 2025, Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), together with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), released China’s Cybersecurity Labeling Management Measures (Draft for Comment) and the Catalogue of Products Subject to Cybersecurity Labeling (First Batch) (Draft for Comment). The Measures establish a voluntary cybersecurity labeling system designed to enhance the security of internet-connected products and protect consumer rights […]
On September 8, 2025, a draft amendment of Cybersecurity Law was submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress for the first round of review. Earlier on March 28, 2025, the draft amendment was released for public consultation, focusing mainly on clarifying ambiguous provisions on legal liabilities and increasing penalties for certain violations. Implemented on June […]
In August 2025, National Technical Committee 260 (SAC/TC260) on Cybersecurity of Standardization Administration of China released a series of announcements, collectively showcasing the latest achievements and planning directions in China’s cybersecurity standardization efforts. The updates include the official release of an international standard led by China, the approval of seven national cybersecurity standards, the solicitation […]
From April 15 to 17, 2025, the first “Standards Week” event of the year organized by the National Cybersecurity Standardization Technical Committee (TC260) was held in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. Wang Jingtao, Deputy Director of the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) and Chair of TC260, and Liu Xiaotao, Member of the Standing Committee of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee […]
On March 28, 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China(CAC) released a draft amendment to the Cybersecurity Law (hereinafter referred to as the “amendment”) for public consultation. This is the second proposed revision since China’s the law’s initial enactment in 2017. The first amendment draft was released in 2022. The amendment aims to coordinate with China’s evolving policy […]
At the end of August 2024, the Standardization Administration of China (SAC) issued three mandatory national standards for the automotive industry: GB 44495-2024: Technical Requirements for Vehicle Cybersecurity GB 44496-2024: General Technical Requirements for Software Updates of Vehicles GB 44497-2024: Intelligent and Connected Vehicles—Data Storage System for Automated Driving These standards will take effect on […]
From June 12 to 15, 2024, the first annual edition of the Standard Week organized by China’s National Cybersecurity Standardization Technical Committee (hereinafter referred to as the SAC/TC260) was successfully held in Nanchang, Jiangxi province. The event encompassed a plenary meeting, 5 thematic forums, 2 training sessions, and working group meetings. The Standard Week is a major event in […]
On April 7, 2024, China’s SAC/TC260 (Cybersecurity) released its Annual Key Working Points 2024. The document, which was approved by the TC’s Plenary session on April 2, 2024, covers five main areas; the key takeaways include: Consolidate top-level design, and strengthen strategic planning and standard prospective research on cybersecurity The standard systems for critical areas […]
On March 22, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) released the second edition of the “Guidelines for Applying for Cross-Border Data Transfer Security Assessment” and the “Guidelines for Applying for Filing of the Standard Contract for Cross-Border Transfer of Personal Information”. These guidelines aim to provide guidance to enterprises for ensuring data export compliance. China has recently introduced several […]
On February 19, 2024, SAC/TC260 (Cybersecurity) issued a notice, confirming the approval of seventeen standardization projects within its jurisdiction. These are summarized in the table below: Most of the technical specification standards listed have existing and currently effective sectoral standard counterparts, which were formulated by the Standardization Technical Committee on Information System Security of the […]
