On September 15, 2022, the Cyberspace Administration of China ("CAC") released the Decision on Amending the Cybersecurity Law of the People's Republic of China (Draft for Comment) (the "Draft for Comment") for public comments, which has ended by this date.

The Draft for Comment aims to effectively ensure the alignment and harmonization between the Cybersecurity Law of the People's Republic of China and the newly released laws, improve the legal liability systems, and further ensure cybersecurity. Relevant amendments include the following: firstly, improving the legal liability system for violations of general provisions on network operation security; secondly, amending the legal liability system for the security protection of critical information infrastructure (CII); thirdly, adjusting the legal liability system for network information security; and fourthly, amending the legal liability system for personal information protection. 

(Source: Cyberspace Administration of China)