China widens 'already breathtaking' scope to arrest foreigners for espionage

Authorities can swoop over anything they deem relevant to national security in toughening of law already used against expatriates or Chinese contacts China has drastically broadened its anti-espionage laws in amendments that legal experts warn could further heighten risk to foreign individuals and organisations operating in the country. The amendments were passed by Beijing's rubber-stamp parliament on Wednesday afternoon. The long-foreshadowed changes broaden the law's scope to encompass anythi...