What is espionage? What to do if espionage is discovered?
2023-07-04
National security is an important cornerstone of national security. In recent years, China has faced increasingly diverse security threats, and the situation of anti espionage struggle has become more severe and complex. Starting from this month, the newly revised Anti Spy Law will come into effect. The new law further enriches and refines espionage behavior. So, according to the new law, which behaviors will be recognized as espionage? As ordinary people, what should we do once espionage is discovered? Disclosure tonight, let's follow together. Providing intelligence to foreign spy agencies is considered espionage. Zhang, who worked as a foreign language translator in a certain department, met A and others who claimed to be the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country while stationed abroad. The true identities of A and others are members of the country's spy and intelligence agency. After getting to know Zhang, they used high remuneration as a temptation to demand intelligence from Zhang through methods such as extortion and extortion. Zhang, even though he was aware of the other party's intentions, still disregarded the law and discipline. Over the years, he provided dozens of confidential documents and materials related to China's domestic and foreign affairs to the other party, and also illegally carried a large amount of top secret and confidential information abroad. Behaviors like Zhang belong to typical espionage behavior. The new Anti Spy Law, which came into effect on July 1st, consists of six chapters and 71 articles, which stipulate six types of espionage behavior and clarify the subjects, behaviors, and objects of different types of espionage behavior. Wang Xu, Vice Dean of the Law School of Renmin University of China Law School: The first type is some spy organizations or agents of spy organizations who, through some direct attacks, steal some information about our national security or undermine our security order. So the second type is that he will instigate some citizens within our territory, even public officials, to obtain the support of our citizens or relevant public officials through bribery and other means. Improve the definition of espionage behavior and include active defection in legal provisions. At the same time, in the second category of espionage behavior stipulated in the new Anti espionage Law, on the basis of the old law "participating in espionage organizations or accepting tasks from espionage organizations and their agents", a new "defection to espionage organizations and their agents" has been added, which includes actively endangering national security in legal provisions. Wang Xu, Vice Dean of the School of Law at Renmin University of China: The social harm and subjective malignancy of joining should be stronger. Taking refuge actually means that he has lost his loyalty to a sovereign country. Reporting espionage behavior in a timely manner can earn rewards. Although espionage activities may seem mysterious, as long as you pay close attention, some espionage activities still have traces to follow. As ordinary people, what should we do once espionage is discovered? In recent years, fishermen in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Guangxi, Hainan and other places have caught various foreign technology monitoring devices. Lianyungang Fisherman Zhang Xiaoxiao: When he lifted the net, he saw a spherical object in front of him, and he didn't know what to do. So he pulled it up and saw that there were foreign characters on it. The lecture said that suspicious foreign devices could be handed in if they were found. We have Satellite phone on board to make phone calls. The state also gave rewards. Raise awareness of prevention and detect espionage activities. The newly revised "Anti Spy Law" clearly stipulates that "individuals and organizations who report espionage activities or make significant contributions in anti espionage work
Edit:XiaoWanNing Responsible editor:YingLing
Source:CCTV NEWS
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