Stringent version of national bill is being pioneered by local authorities in Chongqing for civil servants and students
Chinese students going abroad will be trained in how to avoid being lured into spying for foreign intelligence agencies under strict new anti-espionage laws that came into force on Friday.
The move in Chongqing – a city home to more than 32 million people in south-west China – came after local authorities pioneered a stringent version of a national anti-espionage bill that was drastically expanded in July.
That bill drew concern from many foreign companies who fear that daily business activities could now be considered illegal.
But the new regulations in Chongqing go even further.