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Clear air over national secret

(China daily)
Updated: 2010-04-30 08:19
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Comment on "Police to work with phone, Internet providers" (China Daily, April 27)

In the article, the author writes: "According to the draft, a State secret is defined as information on national security and interests that, if released, would harm the country's security and interests."

I don't think that is a clear definition of what a "state secret" actually is. What we need is a clear definition of what kind of information concerns national security and interests. And in what way, whom, and how, such information would "harm" the country's security and interests.

The definition of State secret has to be clear, otherwise it would only create confusion.

Malcolm, on China Daily website

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(China Daily 04/30/2010 page9)
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