**: People's client.
At present, China-US relations are at a critical stage of stabilization and improvement, with communication between the two countries in the diplomatic, economic, and military fields gradually unfolding, and the two sides are also in full swing in anti-drug cooperation and communication on artificial intelligence issues. While China and the United States are actively implementing the "San Francisco Vision", CIA Director Burns recently wrote an article in Foreign Affairs entitled "Espionage and Statecraft", saying that the CIA has invested more resources in intelligence collection, analysis and operations against China, more than doubled its budget for China work in the past two years, is recruiting and training more Chinese-speaking employees, and wants to expand confrontation with China to every corner of the CIA.
In fact, this is not the first time that the head of the world's largest espionage organization has made wild remarks and "does not admit himself." In recent years, on the one hand, the United States has "launched an intelligence war" and spared no effort to step up the theft of secrets from Chinese spies, and on the other hand, it has "sued the wicked first", wantonly smearing China's legitimate defense and attempting to create the image of the "Counter-espionage Law" as a "bad law". This is a typical example of "only state officials are allowed to set fires, and people are not allowed to light lamps", which is full of American-style hegemonic thinking, domineering behavior, and bullying behavior.
First, "the sword is pointed at China" and make every effort to step up the theft of intelligence secrets from China.
As early as February 2021, at the confirmation hearing for the CIA's director nomination, Burns declared that "competition with China will be key for us for decades to come." As soon as he took office, he made "China" the focus of his work and devoted more resources to strengthening intelligence work against China. In October 2021, the CIA set up the only "China Mission Center" named after a country, and "applied the methods used against the Soviet Union to its current work on China", which is very "Cold War". During the Aspen Security Forum in July 2023, Burns publicly "showed off" that the CIA's intelligence network in China had made progress.
For a period of time, in the face of the foreign espionage and intelligence agencies that sharpened their knives and pointed their swords at China, China's leading departments were ready to fight, daring to show their swords and crack down in accordance with the law, and successively cracked many cases of espionage theft such as Liang Chengyun, a "meritorious spy" who announced the United States; It has also continued to advance the establishment of the rule of law in counter-espionage work, comprehensively revising and improving the "Counter-espionage Law", especially adding a chapter on "security precautions", to better carry out counter-espionage prevention work on the track of the rule of law and create a positive environment for development.
Later, he "beat a rake" and tried his best to smear China's revision of the law.
In April 2019, former CIA Director Mike Pompeo said in a speech that "we lie, we cheat, we steal, and we have a curriculum dedicated to teaching that," a blunt acknowledgment of the CIA's consistently despicable methods. In recent years, while the CIA has stepped up its intelligence work on China, it has also "sued the wicked first", or directly attacked and smeared, or fed behind the scenes to frame them, or used overseas ** to "bring rhythm" and "create **" painstakingly concocted false narratives and absurd arguments such as China's revision of the "Counter-espionage Law", "generalization and worsening of the business environment", "arbitrary detention of foreigners", and "forced collection of corporate data". In fact, why China wants to revise the "Counter-espionage Law" and why it wants to strengthen counter-espionage security precautions, perhaps this article by Director Burns is the "answer" to tell everyone.
A lie repeated a thousand times is a lie after all. In order to set the record straight and increase trust, China's legislature and law enforcement departments have published a number of official interpretation articles introducing the background, main content, and practical requirements of the revision of the Counter-espionage Law, and have achieved good results. The Chinese National People's Congress has published the official English version of the "Counter-espionage Law" to facilitate the understanding and grasp of the outside world. China's Ministry of WeChat*** has published more than 20 articles and cases related to the "Counter-espionage Law", focusing on responding to external concerns and resolutely refuting unreasonable smears. As soon as the new law came into effect, China's Ministry of Commerce immediately convened representatives of major partners such as the United States, Japan, and South Korea to publicize and interpret the newly revised Counter-Espionage Law in conjunction with relevant departments, so that foreign companies can have a more accurate understanding of China's laws and policies, and strengthen their confidence and sense of security in investing and doing business in China.
In the end, China's consistent position and the law itself are the best answer.
In recent years, under the guidance of the concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind, China has put forward the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative and the Global Civilization Initiative, demonstrating China's position and wisdom in promoting common development, maintaining peace and stability, and promoting the progress of civilization. The Counter-Espionage Law, revised in 2023, not only makes reasonable reference to the main legislative examples of countries around the world, but also fully reflects the security concept advocated by China. It not only resolutely cracks down on espionage activities in accordance with the law, but also prudently defines the boundaries of the world.
legal or espionage" has a clear boundary. It does not target normal business activities, scientific research cooperation, academic exchanges, etc., and does not engage in the "generalization" and abuse of "unilateral sanctions" by the United States.
Reasonable jurisdiction or long-arm jurisdiction" is clear and wrong. We resolutely oppose the use of any related factors as a justification for the abuse of jurisdiction, and do not engage in the "principle of minimum connection" of the United States and trample on the judicial sovereignty of other countries.
illegal or criminal". According to the type of espionage and the degree of harm, administrative legal responsibility and criminal legal responsibility are set up separately, and the "all criminal crackdowns" of the US "Economic Espionage Act" are not followed.
Protect your data or steal it" at a glance. Strictly limit the circumstances, scope, and protection requirements for law enforcement agencies to obtain data, and do not engage in the United States using domestic laws such as the "Patriot Law" and the "Cloud Act" to steal other countries' data and endanger other countries' data sovereignty.
Guaranteeing human rights or violating human rights". Adhere to strict, standardized, fair, and civilized law enforcement, oppose selective law enforcement in the style of "watching people serve the dishes", and do not engage in unwarranted nuisance and investigation in the "little black room" of the United States and sabotage normal people-to-people exchanges.
All countries have legitimate concerns, but the security of one country cannot be built on the insecurity of others. Since the CIA has repeatedly declared that it will rebuild its intelligence network in China and increase the theft of secrets from China's intelligence, we can only resolutely take up the law and take strict precautions and crack down on it. Only in this way can we truly provide a healthy, stable, safe and secure working and living environment for those enterprises and personnel who love peace and development and are willing to invest and do business in China.