China’s parliament has passed a controversial counter terrorism law, sweeping aside earlier criticism of some of its provisions by western governments and business lobbies.

The official Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday that the law had been passed unanimously by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, saying it was intended to “address terrorism at home and help maintain global world security”. A final draft of the law was not immediately available.

Earlier this year, US President Barack Obama expressed concern about draft provisions in the law that could force foreign information technology groups to provide the Chinese government with “back door” access to their products, encryption codes and other sensitive information.