BEIJING -- China on Wednesday implemented a revised State Secrets Law, requiring internet companies such as Tencent and Weibo to delete leaked information and cooperate with government investigations, further underscoring President Xi Jinping's focus on national security.
Protecting and curbing the spread of state secrets online, in an increasingly digitally focused society, is a central element of the extensive revisions to the law, which has been updated for the first time since 2010. The changes add "internet information" to the list of distribution channels that must follow secrecy requirements, joining books, newspapers and television.
