China's expanded anti-spying law takes effect

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 02, 2023 12:48 am

BEIJING: A revised law dramatically expanding China's definition of espionage came into force on Saturday, giving Beijing more power than ever to punish what it deems threats to national security.

The United States government, analysts and lawyers say the revisions to Beijing's anti-espionage law are vague and will give authorities more leeway in implementing already opaque national security legislation.

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