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On May 1, 2011, an amendment to China's Criminal Law took effect after passage by the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress on February 25, 2011.

On February 25, 2011, the PRC legislature passed 49 amendments to the Criminal Law of the People’s Republic of China ("Criminal Law").

Despite the Chinese government's efforts to combat fraud and corruption, statistics emanating from Tsinghua University would suggest that fraud and kickbacks have totalled approximately 15% of China's GDP in the past decade.

New provisions to tackle employees who have set up a parallel, competing business.

Discussion on recent charges of corruption and bribery against RBA subsidiaries

In this update we look at the key provisions of the Interim Measures, their potential impact on the marketplace and what Chinese companies should look out for.

Enterprises suspected of corporate crime are encouraged to implement compliance reforms instead of being prosecuted.

Develoments in civil liability arising from false statements in securities markets.

Procedure for an enterprise to report evidence of suspected criminal activity to the local public security authority.

Chinese authorities issued the first major update to criminal bribery laws in a decade, lowered thresholds for private-sector corruption crimes, and maintained aggressive enforcement against both bribe givers and receivers. Three senior officials faced prosecution in the first half of 2026, with investigations reaching back decades and emphasizing "family-style corruption" involving relatives who exploited officials' influence for personal gain.

This system of compliance instead of prosecution is a practical approach to criminal policy for private companies.

Anti-corruption continued to be a major focus for Chinese regulators in 2026, with the Supreme People’s Court publishing its first new judicial interpretations of China’s corruption and bribery regulations in a decade.

For the first time, the Provisions clarify the concept of an independent monitor of corporate criminal compliance.

Although China has long prohibited commercial bribery, as well as the bribery of Chinese state functionaries, a recent amendment to "the PRC Criminal Code" prohibiting bribes to foreign governmental officials and officials of international public organizations in exchange for illegitimate commercial benefits suggests that China’s enforcement initiatives soon may expand outside the country’s bounds to target misconduct perpetrated abroad.

In China, a simple receipt does not suffice to record a purchase in a company's accounting books. Only official tax invoices (called fapiao in Chinese) are accepted, making fraud with these invoices a particular problem to (foreign) businesses operating in China.

On 1st July, 2011, the long awaited Bribery Act will come into force. The Act, together with its Guidance Notes represents a major overhaul of the UK's anti bribery legislation and creates one of the most comprehensive anti-corruption regimes anywhere in the world.

PCT国际申请进入中国国家阶段时不可避免的会有补正，除去流程文件等方面的形式问题的补正，还不时地会遇到一些与实体相关的补正。下面，&