[jldugger]

It's not export controls in the case of China afaik. It's literally 'the party would like to read your data in the name of social harmony'

[itsspring]

Ya, the word “export” was incorrect in OP’s post

[myopenid]

Or inversely they want to make sure the ciphers they use are reviewed and not backdoorable by adversaries (in this case the US).