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Cyberspace Administration of China

Cyberspace Administration of China
The latest news and top stories on the Cyberspace Administration of China. A prominent Beijing-based governmental body, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) is dedicated to regulating and overseeing cyberspace activities across China. Its main areas of focus include cybersecurity data security and online content management. The CAC, considered the world's most powerful digital institution, is the lead implementing body for China’s Cybersecurity Law Data Security Law and Personal Information Protection Law, playing a crucial role in shaping the nation’s internet control.
AI is shifting the global balance between cyber attackers and defenders. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Cybersecurity

China scrambles to close AI cyber gap as Anthropic, OpenAI surge with new models

IDC projects that China’s AI cybersecurity industry will be valued at US$8.7 billion by 2030, a more than 37-fold increase from 2025.

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Banking & finance

From banking to AI, these are the major economic bodies based in China

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China technology

‘It’s hard to compete’: how China is using AI to churn out 500 dramas per day

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Trending in China

China social media account banned for forcing women to stay in tank with crocodile

Distraught teenage girl has head forcibly pushed under water despite her pleas to stop; fellow live-streamers tell her ‘do not worry it will not bite you’.

A social media account with over 11 million followers has been banned for forcing female hosts to stay in a tank with a crocodile to capture their fearful reactions. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Douyin
Financial crime

Hot tips, cold reality: China targets online stock scams luring novice investors

Crackdown targets social media accounts offering bogus stock tips, paid groups and AI-driven tools amid surge in retail scams.

Internet

China curbs live stream tipping with new rules to protect minors

The new live-streaming rules ban under-8s from tipping and introduce tiered consent for minors to curb manipulative inducements.

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong, mainland China sign ‘milestone’ MOU on promoting digital economy

Memorandum of understanding covers topics including AI promotion, cross-boundary data flow and blockchain.

Cyberspace Administration of China director Zhuang Rongwen (left) with Hong Kong leader John Lee. Photo: ISD
Trending in China

China grandma falls for AI-generated ‘bossy president’, writes ‘him’ love letters

84-year-old spends hours watching AI-generated humans, asks digital man if he ‘hates’ her, even thinks about marrying ‘him’.

China’s internet censorship

Chinese social media bans female Uygur comic over marriage jokes

Xiao Pa, real name Paziliyaer Paerhati, is said to have ‘stirred up gender conflicts and created anxiety over marriage and childbirth’.

China’s private sector

China’s Kuaishou slapped with US$17 million fine after explicit content probe

The fine comes days after a separate e-commerce penalty, adding pressure on China’s No 2 short-video platform to tighten controls.

Beijing’s Cyberspace Administration launched an investigation following reports of a surge in pornographic streams Photo: Shutterstock
Internet

Xibei vs the influencer: why Beijing called time on a restaurant food feud

Communist Party mouthpiece says it’s worrying that online posts can create a crisis for a long-standing business.

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The controversy involves the Chinese restaurant chain Xibei, which became the target of an influencer’s online complaints about high-priced pre-made dishes. Photo: VCG via Getty Images
Mergers & Acquisitions

Mercedes-Benz buys US$191 million stake in Chinese autonomous driving developer

The German carmaker obtains a 3 per cent stake in Chongqing Qianli Technology.

E-commerce

China bans e-commerce platforms from forcing lowest prices or abusing algorithms

Beijing moves to protect consumers and merchants, with new 29-article regulation tightening oversight of the fast-growing digital economy.

Women and gender

China’s LGBTQ community loses key lifeline as Blued, Finka apps vanish

Purge of popular same-sex dating sites from app stores fuels fears about shrinking digital spaces for the country’s LGBTQ community.

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Apps such as Blued have played a crucial role in the lives of Chinese LGBTQ people, supporting identity development, social relationships and community networks, according to analysts. Photo: Facebook/ Blued
Artificial intelligence

Tesla, Volvo and Mercedes-Benz win China’s approval to deploy AI chatbots in cars

China has approved the first foreign carmakers to roll out in-vehicle AI assistants, opening the door for wider adoption.

Domestic brands have been rushing to register their own AI services to gain a competitive edge over foreign brands. Photo: Handout
Artificial intelligence

Chinese AI models comparable to US ones in frontier risks, study finds

As AI systems grow more powerful, their potential to endanger public safety and social stability has raised alarms.

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2025 National Games

China moves to keep toxic fan culture off social media for National Games

After athletes including Fan Zhendong and Chen Yuxi fell victim, ‘Clean and Bright’ campaign targets issues such as bullying and doxxing.

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Cryptocurrency

Why China’s pause on stablecoins will not dampen Hong Kong’s digital asset hub push

The directive reflects Chinese regulators’ attempts to cool down months of fervour surrounding stablecoins in Hong Kong.

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The PBOC and Cyberspace Administration of China asked Ant Group and JD.com ‘not to move ahead’ with their stablecoin projects. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Cybersecurity

China moves to strengthen regulation of AI safety and ethics

China’s Cybersecurity Law will be amended to address new tech challenges and illegal activities, top legislative body says.

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Singapore

Singapore sounds alarm on weaponised technology driving ‘cyber arms race’

Officials and experts at the Singapore International Cyber Week call for deeper global cooperation to tackle a surge in online threats.

China’s Communist Party

Chinese local governments warned not to give AI access to sensitive information

New guidelines give officials a list of dos and don’ts when using the technology and warn there must be clear boundaries.

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The guidelines come amid a wider drive to improve government efficiency. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Censorship

China’s ‘Clean Net’ campaign targets ‘negative emotions’ in annual online purge

Internet watchdog’s crackdown broadens battle against pessimism, punishes influencers and platforms ‘selling anxiety’ on web.

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In its latest online censorship campaign, China’s internet regulator has punished influencers and internet platforms for “presenting negative emotions that damage the online ecosystem”. Photo: Shutterstock
ByteDance

China warns ByteDance, Alibaba platforms in latest content crackdown

The internet regulator accuses ByteDance’s Jinri Toutiao and Alibaba’s UCWeb of displaying undesirable content.

Censorship in China

Kuaishou, Weibo warned as China cracks down on trending topics

The cyber regulator’s actions follow similar actions targeting lifestyle social media platform RedNote.

China’s Communist Party

China warns terrorists could use AI to create and fire their own weapons

Among other concerns, governance document says Beijing seeks ‘to ensure that AI is always under human control’.

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China says it is concerned about “non-experts” amassing enough knowledge to build their own “nuclear, biological, chemical and missile weapons”. Photo: AP
US-China trade war

Peeling into TikTok deal, analysts see layers of leverage, tariffs and soybeans

New framework text over fate of wildly popular app is not expected to be revealed until presidents Xi and Trump chat on Friday, but bilateral impact could be significant.

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Specific terms of a new TikTok deal between the US and China are expected to be unveiled after an anticipated phone call between presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping on Friday. Photo: Reuters
DeepSeek

Exclusive | DeepSeek evaluates AI models for ‘frontier risks’, source says

Unlike US AI firms which publish findings of their frontier risk evaluations, Chinese companies do not announce such details.

Cybersecurity

China mandates 1-hour reporting for serious cybersecurity incidents

Measures taking effect on November 1 come less than a week after Dior in Shanghai was fined for illegal transfer of customer data.

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