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A set of rules for implementing the country's Law on Guarding State Secrets will take effect on September 1, which highlights reliability of the information equipment such as smart terminal products used as part of classified information systems.

The regulations, consisting of six chapters and 74 articles, aim to ensure the implementation of the newly revised Law on Guarding State Secrets.

The regulations outline further efforts to refine the leadership and management mechanisms related to state-secret protection and to specify the responsibility of relevant parties in a more nuanced fashion.

The document also urges efforts to manage the delineation of classified items and the protection of state secrets in an improved manner, and to enhance the supervision of relevant work.

According to the regulations, commendations and rewards will be granted to organizations and individuals who have ensured the safety of state secrets in case of emergency or have promptly reported on the activities of leaking or illegally acquiring state secrets, among other meritorious acts.

Internet operators should abide by confidentiality laws and protocols, establish a series of mechanisms to expose and handle violations, and devise emergency plans for state-secret leakage, according to the regulations.

The regulations emphasized the innovation of confidential scientific technology. They encourage and support research and application of confidential scientific technology, and commend and reward organizations and individuals who achieve significant results or outstanding performance in the development of confidential scientific technology.

The regulations also underscore regular risk assessments of classified information systems, and ensure the security and reliability of the information equipment used in classified information systems.

In addition, the regulations stipulate that employees of government agencies and units must not violate relevant provisions by using non-confidential information systems or information equipment to store, process, or transmit state secrets. 

The use of smart terminal products should also comply with national confidentiality regulations.

The regulations also urge strict checks and management of personnel engaged in confidential work and specify different state-secret leakage scenarios in public institutions where responsible personnel will be held accountable and punished due to their violation of relevant statutes.

Global Times