No UK football fans then !!!
- National People’s Congress Standing Committee passes revision to the Law on Physical Culture and Sports
- There are no details on what constitutes an infringement of rights or dignity in revised law, which will take effect on January 1, 2023
Chinese lawmakers have approved a change to the law that would allow it to fight back at any perceived insult at international sporting events, underscoring the lengths President Xi Jinping’s government will go to protect China’s reputation abroad.
The National People’s Congress Standing Committee passed the revision to the Law on Physical Culture and Sports on Friday to allow for countermeasures if any country, region or organisation undermines the nation’s sovereignty, security, development interests or dignity in international sports events, according to full texts of the revised law released by Xinhua.
There were no details on what constitutes an infringement of rights or dignity. The revised law will take effect on January 1, 2023.
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