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> There is no requirement under the Chinese National Intelligence Law for intelligence agencies to go through courts for access.

Maybe our translations don't call it a court, but there will be processes. In practice, what does the FISA "court" guarantee that the Chinese intelligence service bureaucracy does not?

> There is no due process for those affected.

Much the same as the US, right? The courts have ruled that people don't have standing to challenge the NSA's large-scale surveillance programmes, the warrants are granted by secret courts, the usual rights of appeal don't extend to those courts.

> That law also compels companies and citizens to actively assist intelligence agencies.

Which is much the same as the National Security Letter system, no?