China’s new cybersecurity law goes into force Thursday amid confusion among some foreign technology companies about how it will affect their operations.
The law, adopted late last year, requires security reviews of technology products supplied to the Chinese government and critical industries. Foreign business groups claim its requirements could give Chinese firms an unfair competitive edge as the law’s broad reach grants Chinese authorities the ability to block a product or service.
Some firms are having a hard time assessing the impact because Chinese government authorities are still working on the specific regulations to implement the law, which is written vaguely.
