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China Compliance Update: Anti-Corruption — Summer 2026
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.
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AP
Arnold & Porter
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以有效辩护案例谈刑事辩护中侦查思维的实务价值
Criminal defense requires more than reviewing case files—it demands investigative thinking to uncover missing evidence, challenge prosecution narratives, and reconstruct facts. This article examines how defense attorneys can apply investigative methods within legal boundaries to identify evidentiary gaps, trace evidence origins, and transform doubts into actionable defense strategies that may overturn wrongful convictions.
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JT
Beijing Jincheng Tongda & Neal Law Firm
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《企业反腐败合规实务》第27期发布!
China's Supreme People's Court and Supreme People's Procuratorate have unified criminal prosecution standards for bribery involving non-state personnel with those for state officials, dramatically lowering thresholds and increasing penalties. This landmark judicial interpretation eliminates the historical "dual-track" system that treated private sector corruption more leniently, fundamentally reshaping compliance obligations for foreign and domestic enterprises operating in China.
China Criminal
JT
Beijing Jincheng Tongda & Neal Law Firm
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Expanding The Boundaries Of China’s Anti-Corruption Regime
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.
China Criminal
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Vinson & Elkins LLP