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The top reward for whistle-blowers ranges from USD 1,500 (100,000 yuan) to USD 72,400 (500,000 yuan), depending on how important the intelligence is, the report said. The announcement comes as the central government has become increasingly suspicious of overseas organisations and personnel, Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported today.
Foreign non-governmental organisations in China, for example, are now required to register with the police rather than the civil affairs authority, as they used to. Beijing state security posted cartoons in public venues early last year warning young Chinese women to be careful if dating foreign men because they could be spies.
Under the new regulations, any reports that prove unfounded will be tolerated as long as the informer was not deliberately giving false information or trying to harass someone. “Beijing is the top choice for overseas spy agencies and other hostile forces to conduct activities of infiltration, subversion, division, destruction and information theft,” a statement from the security bureau said.
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