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China: Cyberspace Administration of China opened consultation on draft measures for network data security risk assessments

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Cyberspace Administration of China opened consultation on draft measures for network data security risk assessments

On 6 December 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) opened a consultation on the draft measures for network data security risk assessments until 5 January 2026. The draft regulation defines the scope and procedures for conducting networ…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority

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2025-12-06
in consultation

On 6 December 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) opened a consultation on the draft…

2026-01-05
processing consultation

On 5 January 2026, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) closes the consultation on the draf…

2026-06-01
adopted

On 1 June 2026, the Cyberspace Administration, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology,…

2026-08-20
in force

On 20 August 2026, the measures for risk assessment of network data security, issued by the Cybersp…