National Administration of State Secrets Protection
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国家保密局 | |
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Jurisdiction | China |
Headquarters | Beijing |
Parent agency | State Council |
Website | gjbmj.gov.cn |
中央保密委员会办公室 | |
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Parent agency | Central Secrecy Commission |
National Administration of State Secrets Protection | |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Zhōngyāng Bǎomì Wěiyuánhuì Bàngōngshì |
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The National Administration of State Secret Protection (
People's Republic of China is an institution of the State Council of the People's Republic of China that is responsible for the protection of classified information.[1]
The name was translated as National Administration for the Protection of State Secrets.
It is also the Office of the Central Secrecy Commission (Chinese: 中央保密委员会办公室; pinyin: Zhōngyāng Bǎomì Wěiyuánhuì Bàngōngshì), a subordinate organization of the General Office of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[2]
Overview
The Macao) makes it a crime to release a state secret. Under the 1989 "Law on Guarding State Secrets,"[3] state secrets are defined as those that concern:
- Major policy decisions on state affairs;
- The building of national defence and in the activities of the armed forces;
- Diplomatic activities and in activities related to foreign countries and those to be maintained as commitments to foreign countries;
- National economic and social development;
- Science and technology;
- Activities for preserving state security and the investigation of criminal offences; and
- Any other matters classified as "state secrets" by the national State Secrets Bureau.[2]
Secrets can be classified into one of three categories:
- Top secret (绝密): Defined as "vital state secrets whose disclosure would cause extremely serious harm to state security and national interests";
- Highly secret (机密): Defined as "important state secrets whose disclosure would cause serious harm to state security and national interests"; and
- Secret (秘密): Defined as "ordinary state secrets whose disclosure would cause harm to state security and national interests".[2]
References
- Washington Post. Archivedfrom the original on 12 April 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ a b c Translation per Human Rights in China (pdf), State Secrets: China's Legal Labyrinth Archived 2017-11-18 at the Wayback Machine, (2007).
- ^ Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, "Law on Guarding State Secrets Archived 2010-09-27 at the Wayback Machine" (中华人民共和国保守国家秘密法), promulgated 1988 and effective 1989.