CAC Seeks Comments On Revising Administrative Measures For Internet Information Services  

On January 8, 2021, the Cyberspace Administration of China ("CAC") issued the Administrative Measures for Internet Information Services (Revised Draft for Comments) (the "Draft for Comment") for public comments by February 7, 2021.

The Draft for Comment applies to any organization or individual within the territory of the People's Republic of China providing Internet information services to domestic users by using domestic and foreign network resources.

The Draft for Comment requires that those who engage in Internet information services, which belong to operating the business of telecommunications, shall obtain the business license from the competent department of telecommunications; those who do not belong to operating the business of telecommunications shall undertake the filing-for-record formalities with the competent department of telecommunications. Those who have not obtained the business license of telecommunication business or have not completed