NPC has put emphasis on enacting national security laws

China has seen more laws relating to national security enacted over the past five years to safeguard the country's sovereignty and interests, a report said on Tuesday.

Giving priority to national security legislation, the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress accelerated relevant laws by formulating and amending some of them, according to the report.

The report was delivered by Li Zhanshu, chairman of the 13th NPC Standing Committee, and submitted to the ongoing first session of the 14th NPC for deliberation on Tuesday afternoon.

From 2018 to 2022, the Biosecurity Law, the Data Security Law, the Cryptography Law, the Land Border Law and the Anti-Organized Crime Law were created, while the Counter-Terrorism Law, the National Intelligence Law, the Archive Law and the Maritime Traffic Safety Law were revised, the report said.

The 13th NPC Standing Committee also deliberated on draft revisions to the Counter-Espionage Law during the period, it added.

The country stepped up legislation in foreign-related fields, enacting the Law on Countering Foreign Sanctions and the Export Control Law and deliberating on draft laws on foreign relations and foreign state immunity, it said.

With these efforts, the legal system for opposing foreign sanctions, interference and long-arm jurisdiction has been improved, with legal protection for the interest of the country and its people, it added.

It revealed that the Law on International Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters was established and the Criminal Procedure Law was revised, thus providing legal means for pursuing fugitives who have fled abroad and recovering stolen State assets.

Furthermore, the 13th NPC Standing Committee also made and revised a few laws concerning military issues, it said, which helped strengthen the rule of law in national defense and military development.