China: Ministry of Public Security opened consultation on Law on the Prevention and Control of Cybercrime including prohibition of goods and services

On 31 January 2026, the Ministry of Public Security opened a public consultation on the Law on the Prevention and Control of Cybercrime until 2 March 2026. Article 13 requires entities that provide network, telecom, hosting, or content distribution services to comply with real-name registration rules for network and telephone lines. It prohibits renting out lines in breach of regulations, changing line installation addresses without updating registration details, and any other conduct that undermines the management of the real-name system. Furthermore, Article 14 prohibits the illegal production, sale, provision, or use of equipment, software, tools, or services designed to enable telecom or cyber violations. This includes tools for call flooding or tracking, bulk control of SIM cards, caller ID spoofing and illegal Internet telephony, large-scale switching of network addresses or mass handling of SMS/voice verification, unauthorised access to or manipulation of users’ communications, and any other tools identified by competent authorities as being specifically used to carry out or facilitate cyber violations or to circumvent regulatory oversight.