China has launched a new voluntary national digital identity framework called the Cyberspace ID system, designed to streamline online identity verification while enhancing cybersecurity and privacy.

China's new national internet ID system, 'surveillance on steroids,' will track every click, post, and login, centralising ...

This all has implications for the rents derived from China’s torrents of data and who gets them. In principle the digital ID harms the interests of private-sector internet platforms—not that ...

By John Liu, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China has mastered the craft of policing the internet, operating one of the world’s most extensive online censorship and surveillance regimes. With mandatory ...

Govt support for startups credited with nurturing technological transformation HANGZHOU, China, July 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A report from chinadaily.com.cn: When Canadian entrepreneur Nikk ...

Digital ID Fits Into China's Blockchain Strategy China launched RealDID in December 2023 to verify identities of its 1.4 billion citizens through blockchain technology.

China's Digital Silk Road (DSR) initiative aims to develop a global digital ecosystem with China at its centre, focusing on e-commerce, finance, industrial digitalisation, quantum computing and AI.