China's newly revised anti -spy law will take effect from Saturday (July 1), and American intelligence agencies warn on Friday (June 30) that foreign companies that develop business in China may face risks.
Comprehensive Agence France -Presse and Reuters reported that the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) said the law that described China ’s national security secrets as Beijing“Obtaining and controlling US companies in China provides a broader legal basis. "
Anti -intelligence and security centers said that the newly revised anti -spy method is vaguely defined by the definition of national security secrets, but I believe Beijing has adopted a wide range of views, which may cover information that the company uses for normal business.Essence
Anti -Intelligence and Security Center stated in a proposed notice that if Chinese officials say that American companies and individuals are involved in spy activities or they are assisted by foreign countries to impose sanctions on China, these American companies and individuals may "be" because of the reason forTraditional business activities are faced with punishment. "
The announcement said, "These laws may also force American companies to assist the information on PRC by citizens of the People's Republic of China (PRC) hired locally."
China's newly revised anti -spy law has expanded the legal content of the state secrets. When the law was introduced by the law, the US -China relations became increasingly tense due to military and fierce economic competition.
Anti -Intelligence and Security Center said that the law has the definition of China ’s definition of spy activities from the expansion of the national secrets to the Chinese government’ s “fuzzyness based on law” and may be regarded as related to national security.Any file or data.The law may also "bring legal risks or uncertainty to foreign companies, journalists, scholars and researchers."
At the time of the introduction of this law, Beijing was put on greater pressure on foreign consulting companies operating in China.
In March of this year, the Chinese police closed the Beijing office of Mintz Group, the US Police, and arrested five local employees.One month later, Bain Company, a US consulting giant, said the company's Shanghai office was questioned.
China's newly revised anti -spy law made domestic and foreign companies disturbing. They tried to interpret the official intention -the most important thing is to determine the scope of the restricted area.
A employee of a large international audit company told AFP this year: "Each company is trying to formulate a process of protecting employees. But the definition of the ministry is very vague.Vietnamese, I don't know where the Red Line is. "
Reuters quoted the Chinese embassy in the United States and said that Beijing has the right to maintain national security through domestic legislation.Liu Pengyu, a spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in the United States, said: "China will continue to promote high -level opening to the outside world, providing companies with more rule of law and international business environment for enterprises including all countries including the United States."
