Monday, November 14, 2016

#CHINA: New Cyber Security Law Criticized For Restricting Speech

[world politics news]


China's parliament has adopted a controversial cyber security law designed to counter growing threats such as hacking and terrorism, but the law has triggered concerns among foreign business and rights groups, who say it threatens to shut foreign technology companies out of various sectors deemed "critical." The legislation, passed by China's largely rubber-stamp parliament and set to take effect in June 2017, is an "objective need" of China as a major internet power, a parliament official said. Overseas critics of the law

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