China Revises Cybersecurity Law to Strengthen Legal Liability
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 [.....]
China Advances Cybersecurity with Several New Standards and Revisions
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 [.....]
TC260 Organized its First Standards Week of 2025 in Suzhou,Jiangsu Province
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 [.....]
China Releases Its First Security Management Measures on the Application of Facial Recognition Technology
On 21 March 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) and the Ministry of Public Security jointly released Security Management Measures for the Application of [.....]
China Seeks Public Opinions on the Second Amendment to Cybersecurity Law
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 [.....]
New Mandatory Standards for Vehicle Cybersecurity, Software Updates, and Automated Driving Data Storage to Take Effect in 2026
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 [.....]
SAC/TC260 Cybersecurity Standard Week in 2024
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 [.....]
TC260 Announced Key Working Points in 2024
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 [.....]
China Updates Guidelines for Cross-Border Data Transfer Security Assessment and Filing
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" [.....]
China Approved 17 Cybersecurity Standard Projects
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 [.....]