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A 5G-supported intelligent robot works at the administration service centre on August 14, 2020 in Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province of China. China announced a new global data security program, which seemed at least in part to be in response to restrictions or outright banning by Western allies of the use of Chinese telecommunication equipment manufacturer Huawei\u2019s wares in local 5G infrastructure. (Photo by Chen Yongjian\/VCG via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

China announced a comprehensive global data security program Tuesday, proposing many of the same international norms agreed upon by Western nations already, while protecting China\u2019s interest in balkanizing the internet. <\/p>\n

State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi proposed the \u201cGlobal Data Security Initiative\u201d in a statement translated here<\/a> by the New America think tank. According to Wang, the goal of the initiative is to allow countries to operate their own legal regimes so long as all companies can enter markets under the same rules, all while globally protecting information security. <\/p>\n

The announcement comes after a global cohort of nations led by the United States have restricted or outright banned the use of Chinese telecommunication equipment manufacturer Huawei\u2019s wares in local 5G infrastructure. Huawei has been accused of a spate of grievances, including violating sanctions, aiding in Chinese economic espionage, and benefitting from the Chinese theft of foreign intellectual property. Without mentioning Huawei by name, Wang comments implied that China\u2019s data initiative is, at least in part, in response to the current situation involving the manufacturer.<\/p>\n

\u201cPoliticizing data security issues and applying double standards, even to the point of freely starting rumors to blacken others\u2019 names, violates basic principles of international relations and seriously disturbs and hinders global digital cooperation and development,\u201d said Wang in his statement. <\/p>\n

The Chinese plan is comprised of eight key points: <\/p>\n