China offers cash and ‘spiritual rewards’ to citizens for national security tip-offs
Incentives aim to motivate the public as ‘threats’ from foreign intelligence agencies intensify, according to state media
Chinese citizens can get rewards of more than 100,000 yuan (£12,000/US$15,000) and special certificates for tip-offs on breaches of national security under measures introduced this week, state media has reported.
Rewards for exposing foreign spies or other security violations have existed for years in China. The new measures, according to a state media outlet, are aimed at standardising rewards and motivating the public at a time of intensifying “threats” from foreign intelligence agencies and other quarters.