BEIJING, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Chinese lawmakers on Tuesday suggested that safe, trustworthy network systems and products should be included in a draft law on cybersecurity.
Some lawmakers proposed that the key to better managing and containing cybersecurity threats was in legislation, better information infrastructure, and safe network facilities and data, according to a statement released after panel discussions on the draft law.
The draft was submitted Monday to a bi-monthly session of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee for its second reading. The session will end Saturday.
During panel discussions, some legislators called for further improvements to be made to institutions tasked with protecting citizens' personal information, regulation rolled out on the use of the Internet, and harsher penalties for those guilty of cyber crimes, to effectively safeguard the public's rights and interests.
Lawmakers stressed that legislation on cybersecurity was very necessary, to help maintain order in cyberspace, ensure cybersecurity and build China into a cyber power, the statement said.