Taiwan tensions

China to update espionage law with eye on Taiwan

Xi seeks to crack down on foreign involvement in unification issue

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China's rubber-stamp National People's Congress convened for a session on Dec. 27. © Reuters

TSUKASA HADANO, Nikkei staff writer
December 28, 2022 03:48 JST

BEIJING -- China's parliament began deliberating an amendment to the country's counterespionage law on Tuesday as President Xi Jinping seeks tighter control over any opposition to unification with Taiwan.

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