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China's sweeping new Anti-Espionage Law comes into effect

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A security person watch over residents passing in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, June 4, 2023. [AP Photo]

A revised law dramatically expanding China's definition of espionage came into force Saturday, giving Beijing more power than ever to punish what it deems threats to national security.

The United States government, analysts, and lawyers say that the revisions to Beijing's anti-espionage law are vague and will give authorities more leeway in implementing already opaque national security legislation.

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