China has just expanded its state secrets law to include sensitive information which is not fully defined, increasing the risks to foreign businesses and personnel that do work there. The amendments relate to China’s concern for national security threats. Last year China also expanded its information security law and its law against espionage.
In a recent article in the Wall Street Journal suggested that these changes all relate to efforts to meet a confrontation with the United States. Xi Jinping, China’s leader has expanded China’s military including its Navy and Airforce, spending over $300 billion in the past few years along. He has also taken over disputed islands in the South China sea and China has raises seven Us companies operating there on suspicion of espionage.
Jeffrey Newman is a whistleblower lawyer and his firm represents whistleblowers in healthcare fraud under the False Claims Act (FCA) also whistleblowers under the SEC whistleblower program and CFTC whistleblower program including those who evade US sanctions against China, Iran and Russia. He can be reached at Jeff@JeffNewmanLaw.com or at 617-823-3217
