Posted on 11/02/2014 3:25:14 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster
China Approves Security Law Emphasizing Counterespionage
By DIDI KIRSTEN TATLOW NOV. 2, 2014
BEIJING — President Xi Jinping of China has signed the new Counterespionage Law, replacing the 1993 National Security Law with an updated set of rules that will more closely target foreign spies and Chinese individuals and organizations who collaborate with them.
The new emphasis, demonstrated in the name change, mirrors concerns at the top of the Communist Party that China faces growing political threats from overseas, analysts said.
“In terms of name and content the law comprehensively revises the National Security Law to emphasize anti-espionage work,” Xinhua, the state-run news agency, said Saturday, the day the law was passed.
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