「中華人民共和国軍事施設保護法」は、1990年8月1日より施行され、2009年8月27日に改正がなされています。また、2001年1月12日より、同法実施規則は施行。
「軍事施設」とは下記のものを指す(同法第2条)。
Article 2 The term "military installations" referred to in this Law denotes the following buildings, sites and equipment used by the State directly for military purposes:
(1) Command organs, ground and underground command structures and operations structures;
(2) Military airfields, harbours and docks;
(3) Barracks, training grounds and testing grounds;
(4) Military cave storehouses and warehouses;
(5) Military communication stations, reconnaissance stations, navigation stations, observation posts, survey markers, navigation markers and navigation aid markers;
(6) Special military highways and railways, military communication lines and transmission lines, military oil and water pipelines; and
(7) Other military installations as prescribed by the State Council and the Central Military Commission.