State Security Law of the People's Republic of China

State Security Law of the People's Republic of China

Order of the President No. 68

February 22, 1993

(Adopted at the 30th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Seventh National People's Congress and promulgated by Order of the President No.68 )

Chapter I General Provisions

Article 1 This Law is formulated in accordance with the Constitution of the People's Republic of China for the purpose of safeguarding State security, protecting the State power of the people's democratic dictatorship and the socialist system, and ensuring the smooth progress of reform, opening-up, and the socialist modernization drive.

Article 2 The State security organs, as stipulated by this Law, are the competent authorities in charge of State security.
The State security organs and the public security organs shall, in accordance with the division of functions and powers as prescribed by the State, attend to their respective duties, and closely cooperate with each other so as to safeguard State security.

Article 3 Citizens of the People's Republic of China shall have the duty to safeguard the security, honour and interests of the State, and must not commit any act endangering the security, honour or interests of the State.
All State organs, armed forces, political parties, public organizations, enterprises and institutions shall have the duty to safeguard the security of the State.
The State security organs, in the work of State security, must rely on the people's support, and shall mobilize and organize the people to prevent and check any act endangering the security of the State.

Article 4 Any organization or individual that has committed any act endangering the State security of the People's Republic of China shall be prosecuted according to law.
"Act endangering State security" as referred to in this Law means any of the following acts endangering the State security of the People's Republic of China committed by institutions, organizations or individuals outside the territory of the People's Republic of China, or, by other persons under the instigation or financial support of the afore-mentioned institutions, organizations or individuals, or, by organizations or individuals within the territory in collusion with institutions, organizations or individuals outside the territory:
1. plotting to subvert the government, dismember the State or overthrow the socialist system;
2.
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