Published 1 year ago

China approves wide-ranging expansion of counter-espionage law

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China's top legislative body passed the revised Counter-Espionage Law. It will take effect from July 1, state media reported. President Xi Jinping has made national security a key focus of his administration. Analysts say these revisions are evidence of a stricter regime as suspicion of the U.S. grows.

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The Guardian

China widens ‘already breathtaking’ scope to arrest foreigners for espionage

Authorities can swoop over anything they deem relevant to national security in toughening of law already used against expatriates or their Chinese contacts

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

China approves wide-ranging expansion of counter-espionage law

Chinese lawmakers passed a wide-ranging update to Beijing's anti-espionage legislation on Wednesday, banning the transfer of any information related to national security and broadening the definition of spying.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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CNN

China has widened its already sweeping counter-espionage law. Experts say foreign businesses should be worried

China has broadened the scope of its already sweeping counter-espionage law in a move that analysts warn could create further legal risks or uncertainty for foreign companies, journalists and academics.

1 year ago·Atlanta, United States

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KRDO

China has widened its already sweeping counter-espionage law. Experts say foreign businesses should be worried

By Simone McCarthy and Nectar Gan, CNN China has broadened the scope of its already sweeping counter-espionage law in a move that analysts warn could create further legal risks or uncertainty for foreign companies, journalists and academics. The changes expand the definition of espionage from covering state secrets and intelligence to any “documents, data, materials or items related to national security and interests,” without specifying specifi…

1 year ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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KIFI

China has widened its already sweeping counter-espionage law. Experts say foreign businesses should be worried

1 year ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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CNBC

China approves wide-ranging expansion of counter-espionage law

Chinese lawmakers passed the revised Counter-Espionage Law following three days of deliberations, and it will take effect from July 1, state media reported.

1 year ago·United States

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