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articles in the Cybersecurity Law, which comes into effect cybersecurity-law-implications.
on June 1, complies with international trade rules, he
said, “because we’ve done in-depth studies and solicited Kharpal, Arjun. 2016. “China Smartphone Market Falls; Vivo, OPPO
public opinion for each”. The law has provisions stating Challenge Apple and Huawei.” CNBC. Accessed November 7, 2016.
that online products and services, domestic and foreign, http://www.cnbc.com/2016/04/29/china-smartphone-market-falls-
which form key internet infrastructure or affect state vivo-oppo-challenge-apple-and-huawei.html.
security must pass a government review to enter the
Chinese market (Cao 2016). Lococo, Edmond. 2011. “China Mobile profit rises.” China Daily.
Accessed November 7, 2011. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/
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Larson, Christian, Keith Zhai, David Ramli, and Yuan Gao. 2016.
“China Adopts Cyber-Security Law Amid Foreign Opposition.”
Bloomberg. Assessed December 2, 2016. https://www.bloomberg.
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services in these areas that could affect national security,
the law says (Gan 2016). Barboza, David. 2008. “China plans to license 3 wireless standards.”
The New York Times. Accessed January 7, 2009. http://www.nytimes.
China has vigorously defended the Cybersecurity com/2009/01/01/technology/01wireless.html.
Law, saying that as a nation with the largest number of
netizens in the world, it is compelled to not only design Cao, Yin. 2016. “New online security law no barrier for trade.” China
a legal framework to protect individual netizens from Daily. Assessed December 2, 2016. http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/
online fraud, leakage of personal information and other business/2016-11/08/content_27313362.htm.
cyber crimes but also, as a nation with a prosperous
information technology industry, enact the rule of law China Daily. 2010. “Acer says China to be world’s largest computer
which serves to address weaknesses in cybersecurity market.” Accessed February 1, 2011. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/
issues. A Beijing Youth Daily opinion editorial piece which business/2010-12/01/content_11637035.htm.
was published in the China Daily said thus (China Daily
2016): China Daily. 2016. “Only rule of law can block loopholes and
guarantee order in cyberspace.” Assessed December 2, 2016. http://
“The fast progress in the development of information www.chinadaily.com.cn/opinion/2016-11/09/content_27317833.htm.
technology has brought profound changes to human
society, and cybersecurity is an issue of national security. China Education and Research Network. 2001. “Evolution of
China must strengthen its cybersecurity and improve Internet in China.” Assessed May 3, 2014. http://www.edu.cn/
its governance of both the virtual and the real world [...] introduction_1378/20060323/t20060323_4285.shtml.
Only through the law can the nation define the rights and
responsibilities, better protect the legal use of the internet Kwan, Chi Hung. 2015. “The Internet Industry Has Become the
and more effectively punish illegal online activity. That’s Growth Engine of China.” Research Institute of Economy, Trade
why the newly passed Cybersecurity Law is important. and Industry. Assessed June 6, 2016. http://www.rieti.go.jp/en/
By filling in the blanks it will improve the governance of china/15040801.html.
cyberspace.”
Dezan Shira & Associates and Brandeis School of International
Addressing the business community’s objections, Business. 2015. “Market Overview: The Entertainment Industry in
Zhao Zeliang, director of cybersecurity for the Cyberspace China.” China Briefing. Accessed May 2, 2016. http://www.china-
Administration of China, insisted that the law is not meant briefing.com/news/2015/03/06/market-overview-entertainment-
to be a deterrent to international trade and is not an industry-china.html.
attempt to block foreign web products and services from
doing business in China. He said:“The law fits international Gan, Nectar. 2016. “Why China’s Draft Cybersecurity Law Has
trade protocol and its purpose is to safeguard national Chilling Implications for Internet and Multinationals.” South China
security. China’s cybersecurity requirements are not Morning Post. Assessed December 2, 2016. http://www.scmp.com/
being used as a trade barrier.” (Larson et al., 2016) All 79 news/china/policies-politics/article/1834506/chinas-publishes-draft-
articles in the Cybersecurity Law, which comes into effect cybersecurity-law-implications.
on June 1, complies with international trade rules, he
said, “because we’ve done in-depth studies and solicited Kharpal, Arjun. 2016. “China Smartphone Market Falls; Vivo, OPPO
public opinion for each”. The law has provisions stating Challenge Apple and Huawei.” CNBC. Accessed November 7, 2016.
that online products and services, domestic and foreign, http://www.cnbc.com/2016/04/29/china-smartphone-market-falls-
which form key internet infrastructure or affect state vivo-oppo-challenge-apple-and-huawei.html.
security must pass a government review to enter the
Chinese market (Cao 2016). Lococo, Edmond. 2011. “China Mobile profit rises.” China Daily.
Accessed November 7, 2011. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/
276 cndy/2011-03/17/content_12183571.htm.
Larson, Christian, Keith Zhai, David Ramli, and Yuan Gao. 2016.
“China Adopts Cyber-Security Law Amid Foreign Opposition.”
Bloomberg. Assessed December 2, 2016. https://www.bloomberg.
