China to give $15k for info on breach of national security

CHINESE CITIZENS LIVING ABROAD CAN ALSO CLAIM THE REWARD IF THEY REPORT CORRECTLY ON COMPATRIOTS ACTING AGAINST CHINA’S INTEREST, THE RULES SAY

Beijing:

Chinese citizens can get cash rewards of over 100,000 yuan ($15,000) if they tip-off the police on national security breaches, the government has announced, as it moves against what it describes as “intensifying threats” from foreign intelligence agencies.

Under the new set of rules, which state media reports said standardised existing ones, the whistle-blower will be awarded at least 10,000 yuan or more depending on the seriousness of the breach. On offer for citizens are “spiritual rewards”, in the form of certificates, and “material rewards”, in the form of cash.

“Those who have played a major role and made major contributions to preventing, suppressing and punishing acts that seriously endanger national security will be rewarded between 30,000 yuan and 100,000 yuan,” the rules said.

Chinese citizens living abroad can also claim the reward if they report correctly on compatriots acting against China’s interest. In the release, China’s top security authorities, led by the security ministry, specified the conditions, methods, standards and procedures for rewarding citizens in accordance with the National Security Law, the Antiespionage Law, and other laws and regulations, according to a report in the state-run tabloid, Global Times.

“The formulation of the measures is conducive to fully mobil

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ising the enthusiasm of the general public to support and assist in national security work, widely rallying the hearts, morale, wisdom and strength of the people,” the security ministry representative said, according to the staterun Legal Daily.

A version of a “witness protection programme” could also be implemented in case the personal safety of the informants and their families was at stake.

China has a precedent of offering rewards to citizens for exposing alleged foreign spies or other security violations. In 2017, the Beijing state security offered up to 500,000 yuan for information on suspected foreign spies. China is already among the most surveilled countries in the world, and the latest move further institutionalises – with the lure of money – its citizens potentially keeping tabs on each other.

In 2016, China marked its annual “national security education day” April 15 by widely releasing a poster that warned female government workers about dating foreigners who could be spies.

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