Article 38 of the new "People's Republic of China (PRC) Law on Guarding State Secrets" (full text) stipulates that secret-related personnel shall be subject to the management of confidentiality period after leaving their posts. Secret-related personnel shall perform their confidentiality obligations in accordance with the regulations during the confidentiality period, and shall not go to work in violation of the regulations, and shall not disclose state secrets in any way.
The management requirements for the confidentiality period of confidential personnel mainly include:
Clear decryption time limit; Sign a confidentiality undertaking with the original organ or unit, and promise to continue to perform confidentiality obligations and not to disclose known state secrets; Timely repaying all secret vector and classified information equipment held and used, and handling handover procedures; Without approval, you may not leave the country without authorization; Not employed by domestic or overseas institutions, organizations or foreign-funded enterprises; It is not allowed to provide labor services, consulting or other services for personnel of overseas institutions or foreign-funded enterprises.