The National Security Law of the People's Republic of China (), which was issued on July 1, 2015, is a Chinese law made up of 7 sections containing 84 articles.

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authorities say that the law can protect national security of the PRC effectively and the media controlled by the authority praise the law, while some analysts argue that the authorities can restrict Chinese people's freedom with this law.

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, the former Vice President of

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, said that the law is an offense to Taiwan, and some people from

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have expressed concern about their safety while in the

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after it was issued. A similar law has been taken effect in Hong Kong in July 2020 as

Hong Kong national security law The Hong Kong national security law, officially the Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a piece of national security legislation concerning Hong Kong. It ...

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History

The law was enacted by the

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on July 7, 2015 and implemented on the same date. The law is part of a series of laws implemented under Chinese Communist Party General Secretary

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as part of efforts to strengthen national security. After its passage,

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, a pro-democracy lawmaker in Hong Kong, told the broadcaster

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that the law “can be considered as giving pressure to Hong Kong” to enact its own security law.

References

External links

PRC Government's translation of Articles 1-24

Unofficial translation of all Articles of the National Security Law of the PRC 2015
Law of the People's Republic of China National security policies {{statute-stub

History

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