State security organs and their staff shall perform their anti-espionage duties according to law, and shall keep confidential what information they belong to.

The main tasks of the state security organs:

The main tasks of state security organs are to be responsible for anti-espionage and other relevant national security work, to carry out covert front struggles, to ensure the smooth progress of reform, opening up and socialist modernization, to promote the great cause of the reunification of the motherland, to strengthen the people's democratic dictatorship, and to safeguard political stability and national security.

In China, the basic goal and task of safeguarding national security is to defend the political power and socialist system of the people's democratic dictatorship in People's Republic of China (PRC) and ensure the smooth progress of reform, opening up and socialist modernization. It is an important duty of state security organs and public security organs.

The importance of maintaining national security:

Maintaining national security is the fundamental interest of the people of all ethnic groups in China.

National security is an important cornerstone of national peace and stability, and safeguarding national security is the fundamental interest of the people of all ethnic groups in China. It is necessary to improve the national security strategy and national security policy, resolutely safeguard national political security, and make overall plans to promote various security work. Improve the national security system, strengthen the guarantee of national security by law, and improve the ability to prevent and resist security risks.

Maintaining national security is an important duty of state security organs and public security organs. This is also the obligation of all state organs and armed forces, political parties, social organizations, enterprises and institutions.