Xi Jinping Asks For Strong Internet Security Development Under Communist Party Supervision

Chinese President Xi Jinping stated that China must build a strong "barrier" of security in the internet world (photo: twitter @SpokespersonCHN)

JAKARTA - China's President Xi Jinping stated that China must build a strong "barrier" of security in the internet under the supervision of the ruling Communist Party, in its latest call to safeguard online data and information.

According to XI, China must continue to manage, operate and ensure internet access is in accordance with the law, in instructions delivered to officials attending a two-day cybersecurity meeting in Beijing ending on Saturday, July 15.

"Recently, we must continue to hold the Party's management of the internet and comply with the principles of'making the internet work for the people'," Xi said, quoted by the Xinhua news agency.

In the past decade, Xi has made security a priority. He made his concept of security covering everything from politics and the economy to cyberspace.

In 2015, China issued a broader coverage national security law to cover its cyberspace. A year later, there was a law requiring a review of the security and data storage on servers in China.

In 2021, China will implement regulations around "critical information infrastructure". This year, legislators renewed anti-spionage laws to ban national security-related information transfers and expand their definition of espionage.

Navigating a complex regulatory and legal network regarding online data and information in China is not without risk to companies.

In April, the United States consulting firm, Bain & Co, said police raided his office in Shanghai and examined several staff. The Financial Times, which quoted people with information about the surprise visit, reported that the police also confiscated computers and cell phones.

Last year, regulators told China's largest financial data provider, Wind Information Co, to stop providing specific data to users outside China, sources reported.

In 2021, authorities are conducting a cybersecurity investigation into the app-based transportation service provider giant Didi Global, just two days after the company took the floor on the United States stock market.