3Novices:Lawmakers weigh China's draft anti-terrorism law

Beijing, Feb 25 (IANS) Chinese lawmakers began reviewing draft legislation for the country's first anti-terrorism law Wednesday, to better counter terrorist activities while protecting citizens' rights. The draft proposal, which comes weeks after fatal attacks this year in Paris, France, and Copenhagen, Denmark, is China's latest attempt to address terrorism at home and help maintain world security, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Explaining the draft at a bimonthly session of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), Su Zelin, deputy director with the Commission for Legislative Affairs of the NPC Standing Committee, said in the wake of new developments of the world's war on terrorism, China was facing a "new situation" in terms of its legislative work. The draft law, when passed, could strengthen China's counter-terrorism efforts at the legal front, he said.

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