A draft law on China's overall national security strategy, which highlighted political and public security, was heard by the top legislature on Monday.
The national security law was tabled for its second reading during the bimonthly session of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), which runs from Monday to Friday.
Compared to its first reading, the draft for the second reading clearly defined the overall national security outlook as put forward by president Xi Jinping at the first meeting of the National Security Commission in April last year.
Xi, who heads the commission, in April said that a "national security path with Chinese characteristics" should be explored. He said a system should be built that covers politics, territory, military, economy, culture, society, science and technology, information, ecology, nuclear and natural resources.
The National Security Commission was established on November 2013 by the Third Plenary Session of the 18th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee.
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