China Sees ‘Unprecedented’ Hurdles in Guarding State Secrets
- Communist Party has primacy over protecting state secrets
- Vague definition of ‘secrets’ poses risks to foreign firms
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China is facing “unprecedented risks and challenges” in safeguarding national secrets, a government agency said, as President Xi Jinping ramps up efforts to more securely protect classified information.
The admission was made by the National Administration of State Secrets Protection in response to media questions about a recently revised national secrets law, according to a Xinhua News Agency report Wednesday.