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China’s New Cybersecurity Regulations Allow Unfettered Police Search, Inspections of Internet-Service Providers

China’s New Cybersecurity Regulations Allow Unfettered Police Search, Inspections of Internet-Service Providers
A man uses a computer at an internet cafe in Beijing on June 1, 2017. Greg Baker/AFP/Getty Images
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
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Beijing is expanding its draconian measures to police the internet to include service providers and any company that uses the internet in China, according to a recent announcement by Chinese state media.
The latest “internet safety supervision and inspection regulations” announced by China’s Ministry of Public Security were reported by China’s state-run Xinhua on Oct. 4.
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based reporter. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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