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Comment: New Year sees China boost cybersecurity, data protection with stronger enforcers, new laws

By MLex Staff ( January 11, 2023, 03:42 GMT | Comment) -- China’s cybersecurity and data protection enforcement has been conducted by multiple government departments, most notably the country’s Internet regulator for the last couple of years. This lineup will continue in the New Year, but there will be a notable change with an expansion of the regulatory clout at the Cyberspace Administration. Meanwhile, judicial protection is expected to widen with Chinese courts placing a priority on personal-information cases and prosecuting offices becoming increasingly aggressive in lodging public-interest lawsuits. Several key pieces of legislation will also come into force in the year ahead. China’s cybersecurity and data protection enforcement has been conducted by multiple government departments, most notably the Internet regulator for the last couple of years. The multi-pronged approach will continue in the New Year, but there will be a notable change with an expansion of the regulatory clout at the Cyberspace Administration....

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