24SERVING THE PEOPLE

China’s cybersecurity policy and its implications

Yu Cheng Chen, Tony Tai-Ting Liu, and Scott N. Romaniuk

Introduction

Since the end of the Cold War, the rise of China has reserved a spot in the study of international relations. As China’s comprehensive power grew steadily after a period of economic reform, its influence in international society increased as well, particularly in the field of cyber and information technology. Currently, the revolution in information technology, including the internet, telecommunication networks, computer systems, and related virtual spaces, is changing human lifestyle and leaving deep imprints on the development of human society (Cyberspace Administration of China, 2016). For China today, ...

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