The Standing Committee of the People’s Congress will convene at the end of February to prepare for the annual session of the socialist parliament on March 5. On the agenda is a review of the latest draft for a revision of the State Secrets Protection Law, which is to be passed by the People’s Congress. It is among half a dozen new security and counter-espionage laws China has passed in recent years. Beijing has become obsessed with control. This benefits its Ministry of State Security, which has been operating in the shadows for decades. It sees itself on the upswing and now openly shares its views on a website specifically for this purpose.