In other words, the regulation requires all network access services to be registered with the government for inspection. Furthermore, the telecommunication enterprises which provide such international lines will need to establish user files and make clear to the users that such services are only for communications among departments within a same company. According to the regulation, without approval from major telecommunication offices, any self-constructed or leased lines will be prohibited for trans-border business operations, and VPNs are used as an example. The new regulation discusses VPN services in Section 3 Clause 4, where it covers trans-border services. It is particularly controversial as the regulations suggest there will be a ban on Virtual Private Network (VPN) services, which have been an alternative tool for Chinese netizens to maneuver around with the Great Firewall and gain access to government-blocked foreign websites, such as YouTube, Twitter and Google.
The new announcement follows in this vein and it is broadly focused on “cleaning up” internet access services in China.
The November 2016 law was widely criticized for its requirement that foreign companies localize data storage and undergo the government’s annual security review. Following the new Chinese cybersecurity law, which was approved by Chinese government in November 2016, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released a new announcement on January 22 intended to tighten China’s control over its cyber domain.
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