CASS Law Institute Organizes the Second Series of National Security Publicity Activities on “the National Security Education Day”

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On July 1, 2015, the Standing Committee of the 12th NPC adopted at its fifteenth meeting the Law on National Security, which provides in Article 14 that: “The April 15th of each year shall be the National Security Education Day.” To further implement Party Secretary General Xi’s “overall outlook on national security”, enhance the people’s conscious of upholding national security, and mobilize all members of society to participate in the national security work, the Judicial Bureau of Dongcheng District of Beijing Municipality, the Center for Publicity of and Education on the Rule of law and Public Law Studies of CASS Law Institute, China Democracy and Law Press, the Department of Rule of Law Strategies of CASS State Governance Research Think Tank, www.iolaw.org.cn, and Octagon Constitutional Café House jointly organized the Second Series of Activities for the Publicity of National Security in Beijing on April 15, 2017. The activities included distribution of pamphlets and other materials, display of posters, providing consultations to people on the street, and a prize-wining quiz on national security. During the one-day activities, over 30 scholars, experts and graduate students from the CASS Law Institute had handed out over 500 pamphlets and other materials, provided consultation to over 300 people, and attracted more than 200 people to take part in the prize-wining quiz. The activities were widely reported by several CCTV channels and some internet-based mass media.