September 8, 2020

China will launch a global data security initiative that can serve as a global standard for data security, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said via video at an international seminar on "Seizing digital opportunities for cooperation and development" on Tuesday in Beijing.

In his keynote speech, Wang also noted that China has not asked and will not ask Chinese companies to transfer overseas data to the Chinese government in breach of other countries' laws.

The initiative comes as experts believe that mounting data security risks have put national security, public interests and personal rights at stake, and pose new challenges to global digital governance. 

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