The Encryption Debate in China: 2021 Update
Chinese encryption policy is shaped by two competing interests—political control and commercial development.
- Lorand Laskai,
- Adam Segal
Lorand Laskai is an incoming JD candidate at Yale Law School. He was previously a research associate at the Council on Foreign Relations.
Chinese encryption policy is shaped by two competing interests—political control and commercial development.
As China has grown into a technological power, its encryption debate has expanded to concerns about the tension between government access and personal information protection.