More than 40 global business
groups last week petitioned Premier Li Keqiang, according to a copy of a letter seen by Reuters, urging China to revise draft cyber rules they believe are vague and discriminate against foreign enterprises.
The groups say the pending rules, including a cybersecurity law that could be passed this year, include provisions for invasive government security reviews and onerous requirements to keep data in China.
They say the regulations would impede China's economic growth, create barriers to market entry and impair the country's security by isolating it technologically.
The ministry, in a faxed statement to Reuters late on Tuesday night, said the law will not be used to "carry out differential treatment and will not create obstacles and barriers for international trade and foreign businesses investing in China."
The groups say the pending rules, including a cybersecurity law that could be passed this year, include provisions for invasive government security reviews and onerous requirements to keep data in China.
They say the regulations would impede China's economic growth, create barriers to market entry and impair the country's security by isolating it technologically.
The ministry, in a faxed statement to Reuters late on Tuesday night, said the law will not be used to "carry out differential treatment and will not create obstacles and barriers for international trade and foreign businesses investing in China."
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