Wednesday, August 02, 2023

反间防谍需要全社会动员! [Anti-espionage requires the mobilization of the whole society!]--A Four Part Strategy for Implementation

 

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I have written about the Chinese Anti-Espionage Law the revised version of which went into effect on 1 July 2023 (中华人民共和国反间谍法 [Counter-espionage Law of the People's Republic of China] as Revised (April 2023) Comes into Effect 1 July 2023).  At the end of July, the Ministry of State Security [国家安全部] posted a short commentary that may be worth reading. 反间防谍需要全社会动员! [Anti-espionage requires the mobilization of the whole society!]

 It follows below in the original Chinese and in a  crude English translation.

One paragraph stands out. It lays out the four part strategy for implementation. First, "state organs, people's organizations, enterprises, institutions and other social organizations" must implement anti-espionage measures. This would presumably include foreign individuals and enterprises operating in China and perhaps in Belt & Road States to the extent they are connected to Chinese state enterprises. Second, "people's governments at all levels and relevant departments should organize anti-espionage security prevention publicity and education, incorporate anti-espionage security prevention knowledge into education, training, and law popularization content." Presumably these include measures for monitoring such implementation and for compliance.  It is likely that data driven accountability measures may be deployed as well. Third, a robust campaign for reporting potential breaches of the anti-espionage law must be implemented through "telephone numbers, mailboxes, and online platforms that accept reports, handle the reported information in a timely manner according to law, and keep confidential for whistleblowers." Fourth, in addition to oversight, the national security forces will have responsibility for coordinating education and outreach, as well as accountability and implementation through substantial interventions through social media and press organs. 

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贯彻《反间谍法》,筑牢反的国家安全人民防线,需要多措并抓共管:

首先国家机关、人民体、企业组织和其他社会组织,特是反间谍安全防范重点位,要落好各间谍安全防范措施,加位人员维护国家安全的教育,动员组织位的人防范、制止间谍

其次人民政府和有关部组织开展反间谍安全防范宣教育,将反间谍安全防范知识纳入教育、培、普法宣内容,增全民反间谍安全防范意和国家安全素养;新、广播、电视、文化、互网信息服位,当面向全社会有针对性地开展反间谍教育。同,国家安全机关当根据反间谍安全防范形,指有关位开展反间谍教育活,提高防范能力。

再次通公民、组织举报危害国家安全行的渠道,国家安全机关当将受理举报电话、信箱、网平台等向社会公开,依法及时处举报信息,并为举报人保密;要健全鼓励公民参与反间谍工作的保障机制,对举报间谍或者在反间谍工作中做出重大献的个人和组织依法予以表彰、励和保,形成人民群众参与反间谍工作的常化机制。

最后国家安全机关要落谁执普法普法任制,广泛运用网微屏端全媒体,造性开展多种形式的国家安全情教育和法治宣,加以案法,通典型案例教育群众,增全社会反,形成维护国家安全的大合力。

 To implement the "Counter-Espionage Law" and build a solid anti-espionage national security line of defense, it is necessary to take multiple measures and make concerted efforts:

First, state organs, people's organizations, enterprises, institutions and other social organizations, especially anti-espionage security precautions Key units must implement various anti-espionage safety precautions, strengthen education on safeguarding national security for their personnel, and mobilize and organize their personnel to prevent and stop espionage.

Second, people's governments at all levels and relevant departments should organize anti-espionage security prevention publicity and education, incorporate anti-espionage security prevention knowledge into education, training, and law popularization content, and enhance the entire people's anti-espionage security awareness and national security literacy; news, broadcasting, Units such as television, cultural, and Internet information services should carry out targeted anti-espionage publicity and education for the entire society. At the same time, national security organs should guide relevant units to carry out anti-espionage publicity and education activities in accordance with the situation of anti-espionage security prevention, and improve prevention capabilities.

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Thirdly, to unblock the channels for citizens and organizations to report behaviors that endanger national security, national security organs should disclose to the public the telephone numbers, mailboxes, and online platforms that accept reports, handle the reported information in a timely manner according to law, and keep confidential for whistleblowers; Guarantee mechanisms for participating in counter-espionage work, commending, rewarding, and protecting individuals and organizations that report espionage or make significant contributions to counter-espionage work in accordance with the law, forming a normalized mechanism for the people to participate in counter-espionage work.

Finally, the national security organs must implement the responsibility system of "whoever enforces the law shall popularize the law", extensively use the "newspaper, net, micro-screen terminal" all media, creatively carry out various forms of national security enemy information education and the rule of law, strengthen the interpretation of the law through cases, through Typical cases educate the masses, enhance the anti-espionage and anti-espionage awareness of the whole society, and form a powerful joint force to maintain national security.

Perhaps this ought to be read against efforts by Chinese authorities to assure foreign operations in the PRC in briefings for representatives of foreign chambers of commerce (China seeks to reassure multinationals over anti-spying law). Businesses, however, are worried, and their home governments have reacted officially to other parts of the measures. While the provisions have potential significant effect on the framework for the operations of global production chains with routing through or in China. Some states have focused instead on other issues (U.S. raises concerns over China's counter-espionage push ("The United States on Wednesday raised concerns over a Chinese call to encourage its citizens to join counter-espionage work and said it has been closely monitoring the implementation of Beijing's expanded anti-spying law.").   The emphasis is curious especially in political cultures that now seem to encourage  compliance based reporting by citizens .

 

需要全社会动员

Original 国家安全部 国家安全部 2023-07-31 23:59 Posted on 北京  

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/KHGKLZ2q98giMAaJTIVJ3g

 

国家安全是民族复的根基,社会定是国家盛的前提。自71日起,十四届全国人大常委会第二次会的《中人民共和国反间谍法》正式施行。作党的二十大后国家安全域的首部立法,法的修充分体了以近平同志核心的党中央国家安全工作的高度重,是深入践行近平法治思想和体国家安全的制度新,深化新代新征程反间谍斗争、筑牢国家安全屏障具有重要意在法治道上加快构建国家安全机关工作新格局提供了重要保障。

国家安全机关是反间谍工作的主管机关。当前,反间谍斗争形势严峻复,国家安全机关必须认贯彻《反间谍法》,切履行党和人民予的神圣使命。间谍是具有高度蔽性、专业性和危害性的法犯罪行,不需要国家安全机关发挥间谍专机关作用,更需要人民群众广泛参与、共同防范,筑牢反的国家安全人民防线

后的《反间谍法》深入贯彻习近平法治思想和体国家安全持国家安全一切了人民、一切依靠人民,立足当前峻复的反间谍斗争形筑牢反的国家安全人民防线作出一系列定:在立法目的上明确反间谍工作是维护国家安全、保人民利益在工作原明确反间谍工作要公开工作和秘密工作相”“工作与群众路线在法律义务明确一切国家机关和武装力量、各政党和各人民体、企事业组织和其他社会组织,都有防范、制止间谍维护国家安全的义务,同要求国家安全机关在反间谍工作中必依靠人民的支持,动员组织人民防范、制止间谍利保障上明确国家支持、助反间谍工作的个人和组织给予保对举报间谍或者在反间谍工作中做出重大献的个人和组织予表彰和励;在工作制度上安全防范一章,明确国家机关、人民体、企业组织和其他社会组织的反间谍安全防范主体任,人民政府、行主管部的反间谍安全防范管理任,国家安全机关反间谍安全防范的协调检查责任,依法建立一整套反间谍安全防范制度机制,共同构建反的立体防网。

贯彻《反间谍法》,筑牢反的国家安全人民防线,需要多措并抓共管:首先国家机关、人民体、企业组织和其他社会组织,特是反间谍安全防范重点位,要落好各间谍安全防范措施,加位人员维护国家安全的教育,动员组织位的人防范、制止间谍其次人民政府和有关部组织开展反间谍安全防范宣教育,将反间谍安全防范知识纳入教育、培、普法宣内容,增全民反间谍安全防范意和国家安全素养;新、广播、电视、文化、互网信息服位,当面向全社会有针对性地开展反间谍教育。同,国家安全机关当根据反间谍安全防范形,指有关位开展反间谍教育活,提高防范能力。再次通公民、组织举报危害国家安全行的渠道,国家安全机关当将受理举报电话、信箱、网平台等向社会公开,依法及时处举报信息,并为举报人保密;要健全鼓励公民参与反间谍工作的保障机制,对举报间谍或者在反间谍工作中做出重大献的个人和组织依法予以表彰、励和保,形成人民群众参与反间谍工作的常化机制。最后国家安全机关要落谁执普法普法任制,广泛运用网微屏端全媒体,造性开展多种形式的国家安全情教育和法治宣,加以案法,通典型案例教育群众,增全社会反,形成维护国家安全的大合力。

Anti-espionage requires the mobilization of the whole society!
Original Ministry of State Security  2023-07-31 23:59 Posted on Beijing

National security is the foundation of national rejuvenation, and social stability is the prerequisite for national prosperity. Starting from July 1, the "Anti-espionage Law of the People's Republic of China" revised and passed at the second meeting of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress came into effect. As the first special legislation in the field of national security after the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the revision of this law fully reflects the great importance that the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core attaches to the work of national security. The system innovation is of great significance to deepening the anti-espionage struggle in the new era and new journey, and building a national security barrier, and provides an important guarantee for accelerating the construction of a new work pattern of national security organs on the track of the rule of law.

The national security agency is the competent authority for counter-espionage work. At present, the situation of anti-espionage struggle is severe and complicated. The national security organs must conscientiously implement the "Counter-espionage Law" and earnestly fulfill the sacred mission entrusted by the party and the people. Espionage is a highly concealed, professional, and harmful serious illegal and criminal act. It not only requires the national security organs to play the role of specialized counter-espionage agencies, but also requires the extensive participation of the people and joint prevention, so as to strengthen the anti-espionage and anti-espionage national security people. line of defense.

The revised "Anti-espionage Law" thoroughly implements Xi Jinping's thoughts on the rule of law and the overall national security concept, insists that national security is all for the people and everything depends on the people, and is based on the current severe and complicated situation of the anti-espionage struggle. The line of defense made a series of regulations: In terms of legislative purposes, it is clear that the anti-espionage work is to "maintain national security and protect the interests of the people"; Integrating with the mass line”; In terms of legal obligations, it is clear that “all state organs and armed forces, all political parties and people’s organizations, enterprises, institutions, and other social organizations have the obligation to prevent and stop espionage and maintain national security.” At the same time, it is required that "national security organs must rely on the support of the people in counter-espionage work, mobilize and organize the people to prevent and stop espionage activities"; in terms of rights protection, it is clear that "the state shall protect individuals and organizations that support and assist in counter-espionage work." ", "Recognize and reward individuals and organizations that report espionage or make significant contributions to counter-espionage work"; in the work system, add a chapter on "safety prevention" to clarify the state organs, people's organizations, enterprises and institutions The main responsibility for counter-espionage security prevention with other social organizations, the responsibility for the management of counter-espionage security prevention by the people's government and industry authorities, and the coordination, guidance, supervision and inspection responsibility of national security organs for counter-espionage security prevention. Mechanisms to jointly build a three-dimensional protection network against espionage.

To implement the "Counter-Espionage Law" and build a solid anti-espionage national security line of defense, it is necessary to take multiple measures and make concerted efforts: First, state organs, people's organizations, enterprises, institutions and other social organizations, especially anti-espionage security precautions Key units must implement various anti-espionage safety precautions, strengthen education on safeguarding national security for their personnel, and mobilize and organize their personnel to prevent and stop espionage. Second, people's governments at all levels and relevant departments should organize anti-espionage security prevention publicity and education, incorporate anti-espionage security prevention knowledge into education, training, and law popularization content, and enhance the entire people's anti-espionage security awareness and national security literacy; news, broadcasting, Units such as television, cultural, and Internet information services should carry out targeted anti-espionage publicity and education for the entire society. At the same time, national security organs should guide relevant units to carry out anti-espionage publicity and education activities in accordance with the situation of anti-espionage security prevention, and improve prevention capabilities. Thirdly, to unblock the channels for citizens and organizations to report behaviors that endanger national security, national security organs should disclose to the public the telephone numbers, mailboxes, and online platforms that accept reports, handle the reported information in a timely manner according to law, and keep confidential for whistleblowers; Guarantee mechanisms for participating in counter-espionage work, commending, rewarding, and protecting individuals and organizations that report espionage or make significant contributions to counter-espionage work in accordance with the law, forming a normalized mechanism for the people to participate in counter-espionage work. Finally, the national security organs must implement the responsibility system of "whoever enforces the law shall popularize the law", extensively use the "newspaper, net, micro-screen terminal" all media, creatively carry out various forms of national security enemy information education and the rule of law, strengthen the interpretation of the law through cases, through Typical cases educate the masses, enhance the anti-espionage and anti-espionage awareness of the whole society, and form a powerful joint force to maintain national security.



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