China's National Secrets Protection Law revised to clearly state Communist Party leadership. The department in charge alone determines what is considered confidential.
In China, national security is a priority under the leadership of Xi Jinping. The latest amendments are expected to make it easier to reflect the intentions of the Xi leadership in crackdowns on leaks of state secrets.. Yang Hengjun, a former Chinese diplomat and writer who acquired Australian nationality after retiring, was sentenced to death with a suspended sentence on February 5th for espionage.