China recently introduced its new cyber law, imposing stricter regime on technology companies. Chinese tech giants Alibaba and Tencent have welcomed the latest provisions, countering the international backlash received by the new rules.

China approved a new set of cyber law earlier this month. The new laws are meant to safeguard local users from hacking. The law is applicable to both domestic and foreign companies operating in China. One of the main provisions is related to the storage of data obtained from within the country. The country requires such data to be stored on the servers located domestically.

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The new law has received negative response from the international community. James Zimmerman, chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in China said, "This is a step backwards for innovation in China that won't do much to improve security." 

However, domestic Chinese firms such as Alibaba and Tencent have rallied behind the new laws. Yang Peng, director of Tencent's Executive Committee for Information Security, said, "This marks a step forward for China. We are asking [Tencent] professionals to learn from these regulations."

Tencent has also extended its support to the government for scrubbing the cyber sphere. The company said that it is cleaning up the content in collaboration with the authorities. It also claimed that it removed 80,000 video clips from its site this year.

Alibaba's Vice President Yu Weimin said that it is important for the public and private sectors to cooperate for fighting cyber terrorism. The new cyber law will be implemented from June next year.

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