Beijing’s top intelligence agency has rolled out a new anti-espionage regulation, subjecting institutions and companies to tighter surveillance, including on students and scholars going abroad from China. This announcement was made on the same day that the United States announced that in the national interest it will allow entry for students and scholars from certain countries, including China, Iran, Brazil, and South Africa. They will be exempt from existing travel bans. The Chinese regime’s first anti-spy regulations, which were announced and took effect on April 26, allow the Ministry of State Security, the intelligence agency, to compose a list identifying key institutions and companies that are “susceptible to foreign infiltration.” Once included on the list, social groups, institutions, and enterprises are required to educate staff with access to sensitive information or those working overseas. The premise for those staff to take on their jobs is to sign a letter of obedience. According to the new …