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China Spy Law Adds to Chilling Effect of Detentions; Bain Staff in Shanghai Questioned

6 min read . Updated: 27 Apr 2023, 06:25 PM IST The Wall Street Journal

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech after receiving the credentials of 70 ambassadors to China held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 24, 2023. Chinese leader Xi Jinping's plan to send an envoy to Ukraine allows his government to deflect criticism of its support for Moscow and pursue a bigger role as a diplomatic force, but Xi faces daunting obstacles if he is serious about trying to help end the 14-month-old war. (Yin Bogu/Xinhua via AP) (AP) — In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech after receiving the credentials of 70 ambassadors to China held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 24, 2023. Chinese leader Xi Jinping's plan to send an envoy to Ukraine allows his government to deflect criticism of its support for Moscow and pursue a bigger role as a diplomatic force, but Xi faces daunting obstacles if he is serious about trying to help end the 14-month-old war. (Yin Bogu/Xinhua via AP) **(AP)**

Foreign executives say new espionage definition may make crimes out of everyday activities amid spreading climate of suspicion

China rewrote its law against espionage to tighten state control over a wider swath of data and digital activities, an expansion of its power to neutralize perceived foreign threats that raises the risks for businesses operating in the world’s second-largest economy.