China may formalise cybersecurity review on tech products

Hong Kong

IT has been a tough year in China for America's technology companies. Uber sold off its operations there. Beijing ordered some of Apple's services shuttered. And Microsoft faced a new inquiry.

Now, in the final days of 2016, China's Internet regulator suggested the coming year may be even trickier. A report by the regulator on Tuesday suggested it would formalise a cybersecurity review system on tech products in the country.