BEIJING -- China has postponed enforcement of part of a cybersecurity law that companies warn violates Beijing's free-trade pledges but says most of it will take effect Thursday as planned. Companies and foreign governments complain the law will hamper market access and is being rushed into force before Beijing has told companies how to comply. "This certainly will be a huge impact," said Michael Chang, a vice president of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China. The law will "protect the broad masses of people and effectively safeguard national cyberspace sovereignty and security," the agency said Wednesday on its website. A measure on how to define important data takes effect Thursday, five days after it was released Saturday for a 30-day comment period.

Source: The China Post May 31, 2017 10:07 UTC