| National Intelligence Law of the People's Republic of China | |
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| 12th National People's Congress | |
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| Citation | National Intelligence Law (in Chinese) |
| Territorial extent |  People's Republic of China (applicable extraterritorially) |
| Enacted by | 28th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 12th National People's Congress |
| Enacted | June 27, 2017 |
| Commenced | June 28, 2017 |
| Amended by | |
| 2018 | |
| Related legislation | |
| National Security Law (China), Cybersecurity Law, Data Security Law | |
| Summary | |
| A law enacted in accordance with the Constitution, in order to strengthen and safeguard national intelligence work and safeguard national security and interests. | |
| Keywords | |
| National Security, Intelligence | |
| Status: In force | |
The National Intelligence Law of the People's Republic of China (simplified Chinese: 国家情报法; traditional Chinese: 國家情報法; pinyin: Guójiā Qíngbào Fǎ) governs China's intelligence and security apparatus. It is the first law made public in China which is related to China's national intelligence agencies. The law however does not specifically name any of the organizations to which it applies such as the Ministry of State Security (MSS) and Ministry of Public Security (MPS).[1] According to the law, "everyone is responsible for state security" which is in line with China's state security legal structure as a whole.[1] The final draft of the law on 16 May 2017 was toned down as compared to previous versions.[2] The National People's Congress passed the law on 27 June 2017.[3] The law was updated on 27 April 2018.[4]
The passage of the National Intelligence Law is part of a larger effort by the Chinese central government to strengthen its security legislation. In 2014, China passed a law on counterespionage,[5] in 2015 a law on national security[6] and another on counter-terrorism,[7] in 2016 a law on cybersecurity[8] and foreign NGO management,[9] among others.[2]
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