Comment by contingencies

This article reads as alarmism from an actor with interest in projecting FUD. China broadly has the same effective policy as most governments: requiring access to be given when legally demanded. This is already the case and has been the case for a long time. The theoretical legal requirement and the practical reality of enforcement differ, such that everyone is forced to operate in a grey area. Such a situation is normal and expected in China. Should the authorities want something, they come and tell you. Exactly the same as the west.