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China is launching an effort on global data protection issues
China also initiated an effort to resolve global data protection concerns, a counter-movement to the US Clean Network policy aimed at preventing other countries from using Chinese technology.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi unveiled the plan at the Global Democratic Governance Seminar in Beijing on Tuesday.
He said that rising cyber security threats endanger national security, public interests and personal rights.
This move comes as a result of the downturn in US-China relations, including trade disputes and rivalry in telecommunications and artificial intelligence technologies, with the US accusing Chinese technology giants of compromising US national security.
As a result of unilateral actions, a certain country continues to make groundless claims against others in the name of 'clean' networks and uses defense as a cover for prey on companies in other countries that have a competitive advantage, Wang said in a transcript of his speech released by the Ministry. These blatant acts of violence must be protested and refused.
Wang said it was necessary to establish international data protection rules that represent the will and respect the interests of all countries through broad-based participation.
U.S. — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo launched the Clean Network initiative last month, which seeks to safeguard citizens' privacy and confidential information from malign forces, such as the Chinese Communist Party.
More than 30 countries and territories, such as Australia and Britain, are involved in this campaign, which aims to remove Chinese telecommunications firms such as Huawei and ZTE, as well as software, cloud service providers and underwater cables from their internet networks.
The U.S. has raised concern over national security risks from services offered by Chinese technology firms such as Huawei, Bytedance and Tencent.
Washington has dissuaded some U.S. partners from using Huawei's technologies on 5 G networks, claiming the data could potentially be obtained by the Chinese government. Huawei vigorously disputes this.
Washington has also placed restrictions that prevent Huawei from purchasing chips containing American technology. Recently, the U.S. has also announced that it would bar Chinese company Bytedance 's popular TikTok video app in the world unless it seeks an American buyer. Similarly, Tencent 's famous WeChat messenger app has been branded a national security threat.
The Chinese initiative condemns the destruction of vital infrastructure and misuse of valuable records.
It also condemns the use of technologies to commit mass spying against other nations, the transcript said.
Companies do not create backdoors in their goods and services in order to access unauthorized customer data, but respect the integrity, authority and governance of data in other nations, it adds.
The Chinese Government has behaved in full compliance with the rules of data protection. We do not and would not require Chinese businesses to pass data to the government overseas in violation of the laws of other countries, said Wang.
Politicizing security concerns, dual standards and slandering others breach the fundamental norms regulating foreign affairs and severely impede and obstruct global digital collaboration and development, he said.
