Counterespionage Law of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国反间谍法
[Current Text: Chinese, $ English]
(adopted and effective Nov. 1, 2014)
- Status: Revision pending
- Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (TBD)
- Principal Drafter & Submitter: NPC Supervisory and Judicial Affairs Committee
- Legislative Plans
- Five-year: N/A
- Annual: 2022 (preparatory)
- Legislative History & Text
- NPCSC deliberation – 3rd (expected final) round: expected by mid-2023
- NPCSC deliberation – 2nd round: Dec. 27 – 30, 2022 (Chinese · Δ | $ English · Δ) 💬
- Public consultation: Dec. 30, 2022 – Jan. 28, 2023
- NPCSC deliberation – 1st round: Aug. 30 – Sept. 2, 2022 (text N/A)
- Legislative Records
- Explanation (pending)
- Report on Status of Revision (Dec. 27, 2022)
- Report on Results of Deliberation (pending)
- Report on Suggestions for Revision (pending)
- Presidential Order (pending)
NPC Observer Coverage
- NPCSC Releases Wildlife and Tibetan Plateau Legislation for Public Comments, But Withholds Draft Counterespionage Law (Sept. 2, 2022)
- NPCSC Session Watch: Telecom Fraud, Wildlife Protection, Ecological Conservation of the Tibetan Plateau & Counterespionage (July 29, 2022)
PRIOR BILL: 2014 Enactment (click to show or hide)
- Status: Passed
- Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (156–1–0)
- Principal Drafter: Ministry of State Security
- Submitter: State Council
- Legislative Plans
- Five-year: 12th NPCSC Category I
- Annual: N/A
- Legislative History & Text
- NPCSC deliberation – 2nd round: Oct. 27 – Nov. 1, 2014 (Current Text ⇧)
- NPCSC deliberation – 1st round: Aug. 25 – 31, 2014 (Chinese only Δ)
- Legislative Records
- Explanation (Aug. 26, 2014)
- Report on Results of Deliberation (Oct. 27, 2014)
- Report on Suggestions for Revision (Oct. 31, 2014)
- Presidential Order (Nov. 1, 2014)
- Law Abolished: National Security Law [国家安全法] (adopted in 1993; amended in 2009)