TAIPEI, Taiwan—Beijing rolled out a global “data security initiative” with much fanfare on Sept. 8, but one local cybersecurity expert explained why Beijing has an ulterior motive behind the move.
The initiative to set data security standards was rolled out by China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi while he was addressing an international seminar on Sept. 8. Though he did not detail the nature of the initiative, he said it encompasses eight goals, such as ensuring service providers don’t install backdoors in their products to illegally obtain users’ data, and opposing using information technology as a tool for mass surveillance.
