The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) was formed in 2014 as the principal Chinese government entity responsible for Chinese Internet content control. The current CAC Director, Xu Lin, is a close political ally to Chinese President Xi Jinping. The CAC likely directly reports to a committee chaired by President Xi and all official actions indicate that the regime is very serious about exerting significant control over the Chinese Internet. Most CAC enforcement activity has focused on Internet political control, in which "cyber security" involves censorship of any dissent. There is no indication that the CAC is enforcing controls over foreign corporations on data flow out of China, hardware requirements for acquisition and use inside China, or security inspections of foreign companies. As the designated agency to implement and enforce the cyber security law, the CAC has become the central entity in the Chinese Internet monitoring and censorship regime...READ MORE
Wapack Labs has cataloged and reported on Chinese Internet control in the past. An archive of related reporting can be found in the Red Sky Alliance portal.
Wapack Labs has cataloged and reported on Chinese Internet control in the past. An archive of related reporting can be found in the Red Sky Alliance portal.
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