World News 1: China widens ‘already breathtaking’ scope to arrest foreigners for espionage
Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2023 2:35 am
Authorities can swoop over anything they deem relevant to national security in toughening of law already used against expatriates or Chinese contactsChina has drastically broadened its anti-espionage laws in amendments that legal experts warn could further heighten risk to foreign individuals and organisations operating in the country.The amendments were passed by Beijing’s rubber-stamp parliament on Wednesday afternoon. The long-foreshadowed changes broaden the law’s scope...
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