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China introduces new anti-espionage law
China’s anti-spying work will turn over a new leaf, as a new draft of the Counter-Espionage Law was reviewed during a meeting of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee on Tuesday, the second day of the bimonthly session of China’s top legislature.
Based on the National Security Law that took effect in 1993, the draft law includes new rules on counter-espionage procedures that feature work against spies. Such procedures have proven effective in practice, but they have yet to be written into the current law.
According to the draft, national security authorities will be allowed to confiscate suspected material and devices, but that the seized material should be returned to its owners if they are found to be innocent. If the seized properties are destroyed, security authorities should pay compensation.
China has been facing more diverse challenges with increasingly complicated internal and external conditions, President Xi Jinping noted at a meeting of the Central National Security Commission last April.
Further, in what could have profound implications, the definition of espionage in the new draft covers not only Chinese nationals, but also overseas individuals, organizations, and institutions.
China’s anti-spying work will turn over a new leaf, as a new draft of the Counter-Espionage Law was reviewed during a meeting of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee on Tuesday, the second day of the bimonthly session of China’s top legislature.
Based on the National Security Law that took effect in 1993, the draft law includes new rules on counter-espionage procedures that feature work against spies. Such procedures have proven effective in practice, but they have yet to be written into the current law.
According to the draft, national security authorities will be allowed to confiscate suspected material and devices, but that the seized material should be returned to its owners if they are found to be innocent. If the seized properties are destroyed, security authorities should pay compensation.
China has been facing more diverse challenges with increasingly complicated internal and external conditions, President Xi Jinping noted at a meeting of the Central National Security Commission last April.
Further, in what could have profound implications, the definition of espionage in the new draft covers not only Chinese nationals, but also overseas individuals, organizations, and institutions.
