Zhang Yesui (C), spokesperson for the second session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC), speaks during a press conference on the agenda of the session and the work of the NPC at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 4, 2019. The second session of the 13th NPC will open in Beijing on March 5. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

China is looking to draft a law on the management and control of export, in a bid to enhance the legislation on national security and social governance, a spokesperson with the national legislature told a press briefing Monday.

Laws in areas such as data security and biosecurity will also be drafted, according to Zhang Yesui, spokesperson for the second session of the 13th National People's Congress, which will open Tuesday.

The laws are to improve the country's capacity for forestalling and fending off security risks, he said.