China Toughens Critical Infrastructure Defenses With Major Update to Cybersecurity Law

China has significantly raised the stakes for data protection and critical infrastructure oversight with the formal implementation of its newly revised Cybersecurity Law. The update, which largely went into effect earlier this year and with other updates on April 1, represents the most substantial tightening of the nation’s digital regulatory framework since the original law was enacted, placing a heavy emphasis on high-stakes enforcement and the emerging frontiers of artificial intelligence. The revisions arrive as the country prepares for its eleventh National National Security Education Day on April 15, signaling a shift from general digital oversight to a more targeted,…