Anti-terrorism draft proposes intelligence gathering center
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CHINA will set up an anti-terrorism intelligence gathering center to coordinate and streamline intelligence gathering in the field, according to a proposed law.
The counter-terrorism law aims to improve intelligence gathering and the sharing of information across government bodies and among military, armed police and militia, and enhance international cooperation, said Lang Sheng, deputy head of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee, the top legislature.
Explaining the draft to lawmakers yesterday, Lang said China is facing a serious and complex situation against terrorism, with more influence from “international factors.”
It is necessary to improve the legal network on counter-terrorism so as to solve legal questions and difficulties during the fight against terror, Lang said.
The counter-terrorism law is of great significance in dealing with severe terrorist situations, improving work mechanism and prevention measures, and enhancing capabilities in the fight against terror in order to safeguard state and public security as well as people’s lives and property, he said.
The draft also stipulates measures on Internet security management, transport examinations, dangerous materials, terrorism financing and border controls.
“Due to a lack of systematic laws in the field, the country’s anti-terrorism work is incomplete, with measures not forceful,” Lang said, adding that counter-terrorism provisions are scattered in various NPC Standing Committee decisions, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure Law and Emergency Response Law.
A yearlong campaign against terrorism, focusing on west China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, began after an attack on a market in the regional capital Urumqi on May 22 where 39 people were killed and 94 injured.
In October last year, an attack near Tian’anmen Square shocked the country and the world when a sports utility vehicle was driven into crowds near the square, killing three people and injuring 39 others. The terrorists died on the spot.
In July, the National Anti-Terrorism Leading Group Office released a counter-terrorism handbook, which urged citizens to be vigilant for signs of terrorism.
Beijing police are currently engaged in eight weeks of inspections and precautionary work to guarantee security for an upcoming APEC meeting.
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