In China, the law on the protection of state secrets was revised, and the Communist Party's guidance was newly stipulated.
The new law allows the department in charge to independently decide what is classified as confidential, which is expected to make it easier to reflect the intentions of the Xi Jinping leadership, which emphasizes national security.
On the 27th, the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress (National People's Congress) passed a bill to amend the State Secrets Protection Law.
The revised law stipulates new guidance from the Communist Party regarding the protection of state secrets, and stipulates that the department in charge can independently decide what constitutes a secret and the level of secrecy.
In China, national security is a priority under the leadership of Xi Jinping, and the latest amendments are expected to make it easier to reflect the intentions of the Xi leadership in crackdowns on leaks of state secrets.
Additionally, regarding this amendment, a provision has been added that prohibits government employees who have access to confidential information during the deliberation process from leaving the country for a certain period of time when they retire, and that they are subject to disciplinary action even after they retire. I did.
In China, 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. This may have been influenced by this amendment.