The law will have far-reaching implications for parties that utilize the Internet and handle network data and personal information in the PRC.

On November 7, 2016, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China issued China’s first and comprehensive Network Security Law (also referred to as “Cybersecurity Law”), which will come into effect on June 1, 2017. The Network Security Law establishes an overarching regulatory framework to ensure network security and the law covers the construction, operation, maintenance and use of networks in the PRC by international and domestic individuals and entities, as well as regulators’ administration and supervision of network security.