China's expansive anti-spying law to take effect July 1

Wider scope of national security puts foreigners at greater risk, analysts say

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A paramilitary police officer stands guard outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. © Reuters

YUKIO TAJIMA, Nikkei staff writer

BEIJING -- China on Wednesday approved an updated counterespionage law that greatly expands what is viewed as spying, the official Xinhua News Agency reported, a move that analysts say will put foreigners conducting business in the country under greater risk of scrutiny by authorities.

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