CCTV News: The official Weibo of the Ministry of State Security published an article "Please note when leaving the country during holidays" on January 22. As the Spring Festival approaches, many people plan to use their holidays to travel abroad. The national security organs remind: During the journey abroad, the general public should not only enjoy swimming, but also enhance their awareness of prevention, pay attention to personal safety, keep state secrets, and not participate in or assist any behavior that may harm national interests.

—Don’t panic when encountering investigations, and respond properly to seek help. If a person who goes abroad encounters law enforcement personnel from other countries to investigate, he must be calm, cooperate rationally and respond properly. If the language is not clear, you should seek translation assistance and do not answer at will; if the question involves our state secrets, you should declare it and refuse to answer; if you encounter unboxing and checking, you must be present to prevent someone from secretly making trouble; if you encounter foreign spy intelligence agencies or other law enforcement agencies, you should firmly express your position, and do not sign any documents when you are not in the designated place of the other party, and insist on contacting our embassy and consulate abroad for consulate protection.

——Be careful when making friends and chatting, and prevention awareness is essential. When traveling abroad, people who go abroad should pay attention to identifying the situation of the other party’s personnel, beware of suspicious people who ask for personal privacy without reason and ask for relevant sensitive information. They do not collect any property provided by the other party, do not disclose any internal information, and do not give overseas spy intelligence agencies the opportunity to obtain information or induce coercion. In addition, overseas personnel should refuse to bring items of unknown origin to strangers and be cautious about any excessive intimacy or abnormal behavior.

——Always keep the secret tight and prevent carelessness and leakage. People who go abroad should try to avoid using public Wi-Fi to log in to important accounts or transmit sensitive data abroad. It is strictly prohibited to handle state secrets and work secrets in public network environments. Personal electronic devices should be set up in advance to prevent illegal intrusion. In addition, staff in confidential positions must carefully check whether the items carried abroad contain secret carriers before going abroad. No organization or individual may carry or pass on state secret carriers abroad without the approval of the relevant competent authorities. After going abroad, we need to keep confidentiality discipline tighter and not talk about sensitive content to prevent sensitive information from leaking.

——Please pay attention to your words and deeds, and do not trust that you are being used easily. Overseas hostile organizations often spread false information, political rumors, false reports, etc. to our overseas personnel, vilify our country's image and carry out ideological infiltration. If people abroad encounter activities involving sensitive topics from me, they should remain calm and rational, objectively explain my achievements in economic and social development, and show my good international image. Do not disseminate unverified information at will, and they should not participate in or assist activities that may harm our country's interests.

Tips from the State Security Organs

The Law of the People's Republic of China on Conserving State Secrets stipulates that no organization or individual may carry or pass on a state secret carrier out of the country without the approval of the relevant competent authorities.

The Counter-espionage Law of the People's Republic of China stipulates that if you are coerced or deceived abroad to participate in espionage organizations or hostile organizations, engage in activities that endanger the national security of the People's Republic of China, truthfully explain the situation to the foreign agencies of the People's Republic of China in a timely manner, or truthfully explain the situation to the national security organs directly or through your unit after entering the country, and show repentance, you may not be investigated.

When citizens encounter suspicious situations that may endanger our national security during their trip abroad, do not panic or respond calmly. After returning to China, they can report truthfully. They can report through the 12339 national security agency reporting acceptance telephone number, the online reporting platform (www.12339.gov.cn), the WeChat official account of the Ministry of Security, or directly report to the local national security agency.