Q&A With Dr Roberto Gilardino On The Revised Measures For Cybersecurity Reviews In China

The Measures for Cybersecurity Reviews "("Measures"") was revised by 12 Ministries on 28 December 2021 and comes into effect on 15 February 2022. The Square speaks with Dr Roberto Gilardino, Regional Partner for Asia and Additional Countries, on the implications of revised Measures and application for companies in China.

The Square: The Measures focus on critical infrastructure network operators '('CII') or the conducting data processing activities by network operators that may affect or affect national security. Specifically, it targets their procurement of related network products and services. Why is this so crucial to national security?

Roberto Gilardino: In 'today's digital, serious cyber-attacks on the network infrastructure and information systems can result in serious damage to national security, national economy and people's livelihoods, and the public interest. Certainly, CII, in which the Chinese characters 关键 guānjìan refers to key elements that enable