Co-authored by Danielle Liebl

China's new "Regulation on the Internet Security Supervision and Inspection by Public Security Organs" went into effect on November 1, 2018. It is the latest regulation passed by China's Ministry of Public Security that executes China's Cybersecurity Law, which took effect in June of last year. The regulation gives China's Public Security Bureaus (PSBs) broad authority for how they conduct cybersecurity inspections of businesses providing or using internet services in China. PSBs broad authority is anticipated to bring about enforcement measures in the future. To read more about China's new cybersecurity regulation, click here.

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