China drafts rules to protect trade secrets from ‘foreign entities’

China has drafted special rules to protect the country’s trade secrets and is seeking public feedback on the proposed strictures, the Ministry of Commerce said on Monday. In the draft document, the ministry said the rules apply “where a foreign entity engages in acts infringing upon Chinese trade secrets in the course of international economic, trade and related activities” and those acts endanger or pose a real threat to “China’s national sovereignty, security and development interests”. Under.