Changing Definitions in China’s Counter-Espionage Law Increases Risk for Western Consultants

Tim W. Ferguson, editor of Forbes Asia (L); Gao Xiqing, professor at Tsinghua University (2L); Karen Harris, managing director at Bain & Company (2R), and Brad W. Setser, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (R) discuss China's 13th five-year plan at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York on April 19, 2016. Valentin Schmid/The Epoch Times

China’s new counter-espionage law broadens the definition of espionage, increasing the risks for foreign consultants, which some experts said may increase the risks for investing in the country.

On March 27, Chinese Premier Li Qiang told foreign attendees of the China Development Forum (CDF) 2023 in Beijing that China would unswervingly open up to the outside world, no matter how the international situation may change.”