What's the enhanced anti-spying method?It's the first time I've been arrested by a Korean. [Anchor Report]

As the first Korean arrest case has been confirmed, attention is also being paid to the contents of China's revised anti-spying law.

Let's take a look at what it's about.

China's anti-espionage law was first enacted in 2014.

With the first revision in July last year, the scope of defining spies has expanded and the authority of national security agencies has expanded.

Specifically, "intelligence, acquisition, purchase, and illegal provision of confidential information and documents and data on national security and interests" were added to espionage.

The revised bill was also applied to Koreans arrested this time.

Even before the law was revised, China applied the law to foreigners such as Japan and the United States.

Looking at the key case,

In March last year, a Japanese pharmaceutical company executive was arrested and detained in Beijing,
A month before
, even a Japanese diplomat with immunity was taken to a hotel room while dining with a Chinese journalist and questioned.

In 2021, a Hong Kong permanent resident American was sentenced to life imprisonment in Suzhou, China, for being included by U.S. intelligence agencies.

The problem is that the scope of "security" or "national interest" required by the provisions of the law is ambiguous.It is most frequently pointed out that the Chinese authorities have the authority to define whether

is a threat to 'national security',
Because of
, some criticize China's anti-spying method as 'earrings when hanging on the ear, nose when hanging on the nose',

Furthermore, some analysts say that they intend to use it as diplomatic leverage in the fiery semiconductor war, such as controlling investment in China.

As a result, the Korean government also asked local Koreans to pay attention.

Analysts say that the Korea-China relationship, which has continued to exchange high-tech technologies, including the semiconductor and pharmaceutical industries, could be in jeopardy due to the arrest of Koreans.