China’s anti-corruption laws have been stringent for many years. On 1 January 1980, the Criminal Law of the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC Criminal Law”) containing the criminal offences of bribery and corruption came into effect, and later underwent a significant shift in 1997 with enhanced provisions on bribery and corruption offences. Further amendments to the PRC Criminal Law were enacted in 2015 and 2020 to update bribery and corruption provisions, respectively.

Originally published by Global Legal Group Ltd. - January 2023.