Law on Guarding State Secrets

Law of the People’s Republic of China on Guarding State Secrets
中华人民共和国保守国家秘密法

[Current Text: Chinese, English]

(adopted Sept. 5, 1988, effective May 1, 1989; revised Apr. 29, 2010, effective Oct. 1, 2010)

• Status: Revision pending
• Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (TBD)
• Principal Drafter: National Administration of State Secrets Protection
• Submitter: State Council
• Legislative Plans
  • Five-year: 14^th NPCSC Category I
  • Annual: 2023 (backup)
• Legislative History & Text
  • NPCSC deliberation – 1^st round: Oct. 20 – 24, 2023 (Chinese Δ | English) 💬
    Public consultation: Oct. 25 – Nov. 23, 2023
• Legislative Records
  • Explanation (Oct. 20, 2023)
  • Report on Status of Revision (pending)
  • Report on Results of Deliberation (pending)
  • Report on Suggestions for Revision (pending)
  • Presidential Order (pending)

NPC Observer Coverage

• NPCSC Session Watch: Patriotic Education, State Council’s Governing Statute, State Secrets, Defense Minister Replacement & Legislative Aftermath of Covid-19 (Oct. 16, 2023)