China, League of Arab States sign data security agreement

China and the League of Arab States signed an agreement on data security, the South China Morning Post reports. Deputy Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu said the agreement aims to create an “open, fair, non-discriminative” digital environment. “The prominent risks and challenges on data security posed by personal information infringement and massive cyber-surveillance on other countries have made it urgent [to find] a global solution,” he said.