[FDE] FDE AES256 import ban or prohibition - Asia

[dan at geer.org]

SafeBoot Simon writes:
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 | I believe that for China at the moment you need government
 | certification for any crypto technology, which can only 
 | be achieved by Chinese owned companies (not out-of-China 
 | organisations)
 
 
This is true.  All crypto import is restricted.
 
The irony of this, as China is the maker of the 
FD part of FDE, is sufficient for an essay in
The Atlantic, etc.
 
--dan
 
P.S., crypto import to France likewise.