1. A Slowing China Still Picks Security Over Innovation.
- Author
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Bremmer, Ian
- Subjects
NATIONAL security ,TECHNOLOGICAL innovations ,INTERNET security laws ,DATA ,POLITICAL stability ,IDENTIFICATION ,RIGHT of privacy ,CHINESE politics & government, 2002- ,GOVERNMENT policy - Abstract
The article discusses how the Chinese government and its leaders are choosing to prioritize national security and political stability over innovation as of 2015, and it mentions a draft cybersecurity law which is designed to expand the Chinese government's authority to control data, networks, and information. According to the article, the proposed cybersecurity law will also impact privacy in China by implementing a single nationwide identification (ID) system for Chinese citizens.
- Published
- 2015