Cybersecurity Obligations of ICT Companies in P. R. China
Cybersecurity Obligations of ICT Companies in P. R. China

Summary/Abstract: With the fast development of new generation of ICT technologies, the entire Chinese community is in front of numerous opportunities and, a t t he s ame time, is also forced to face various risks. Under this emerging perspective, among others, the issue of cybersecurity obligations of ICT companies in China is becoming much more relevant and the undergoing debates on this can deeply help to understand better the real logic and approach of the actual Chinese cyber governance. In fact, as an important characteristic, the current numerous Chinese dispositions related to cybersecurity governance are basically provided at three levels, the systematic study of which helps to provide a complete insight on the effective cybersecurity obligations of ICT companies in China. Meanwhile, in practice, the before-mentioned multi-level cybersecurity obligations cannot be interpreted beyond the numerous institutional limitations already rooted in the current Chinese legal system, as the rational balance between the industry developments and the security interests, as well as the strict proportionality between the rights and the obligations, are always the top priority of the Chinese regulation approach in this area.

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