Proposed amendments to the Criminal Law will give President Xi Jinping further powers in his fight against corruption in China. Once they are passed by the National People’s Congress, the new laws will provide further evidence of an ongoing policy shift in China towards an equal focus on both bribe recipients and those who make corrupt payments.
The draft Ninth Amendment to the Criminal Law of the People’s Republic of China (“Draft”), which was recently published for comment, contains a number of proposed amendments with respect to bribery offences. Key proposals include: Continue reading
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