On November 7, 2016, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress released the Cybersecurity Law, which will become effective on June 1, 2017. The law introduces a number of new provisions and makes substantive amendments to the previous draft, such as tightening regulatory requirements imposed on network service providers and operators, and clarifying reporting obligations.

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