Why China's draft cybersecurity, counter terrorism and NGO laws has chilling implications for multinationals.
The cybersecurity and counterterrorism laws codify sweeping powers for the government to combat perceived threats, from widespread censorship to heightened control over certain technologies.
Critics of the counterterrorism legislation, for one, say it could be interpreted in such a way that even non-violent dissidents could fall within its definition of terrorism. Areas of the counterterrorism law, which the National People’s Congress passed in December, were vague and could create a “climate of uncertainty” among investors. They did not specify which areas.
On the draft cybersecurity law, multinational companies were particularly concerned by provisions requiring companies to store data locally and to provide encryption keys, which technology firms worried may impinge on privacy and mean they would have to pass on sensitive intellectual property to the government in the name of security.
Matters may get a lot trickier for foreign companies operating in China.
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9:00 to 9:30 Registration
9:30 to 9:40 Welcome Remarks
9:40 to 10:10 Draft Cybersecurity Law 101 by Bruce Fu, Director, APCO Worldwide
10:10 to 10:40 Counter-Terrorism Law 101 by Ben Wootliff, Managing Director, Control Risks
10:40 to 11:20 Q&A Session
11:20 to 11:30 Closing Remarks
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