Wed, 06 Dec 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In October 2023, China and Myanmar joined forces to tackle telecom fraud, catching 2,317 suspects and reducing cases significantly.
Criminal Law 刑法
Mon, 18 Sep 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In June 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Court reported on the drug control works of Chinese courts since 2022.
Mon, 04 Sep 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In June 2023, the English version of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China was published online by China’s top legislature, the National People’s Congress. The full text is available here.
Mon, 04 Sep 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In June 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Court, Supreme People’s Procuratorate, and Ministry of Public Security jointly issued the proposed “Guidelines on Fighting Cyberbullying Crimes and Violations (Draft for Public Comment)”. The Draft provides that such an act may be recognized as an insult or defamation under the Criminal Law, or as an infringement of personality rights under the Civil Code.
Sun, 03 Sep 2023 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
In China, cybercrime involving individuals' privacy is known as the crime of violating citizens' personal information.
Mon, 31 Jul 2023 China Law in One Minute Guodong Du 杜国栋
In 2020, China reported an overall crime rate of approximately 105.81, with the violent crime rate being 3.26.
Mon, 31 Jul 2023 China Law in One Minute Guodong Du 杜国栋
In 2021, China recorded an overall crime rate of approximately 121.38, with the violent crime rate being 3.47.
Tue, 25 Jul 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In May 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Court and Supreme People’s Procuratorate issued the sentencing guidelines for sex crimes against minors. Under the guidelines, anyone who coerces or induces a minor to expose his/her private parts or to commit any obscene act by such means as online video chatting or sending videos or photos shall be convicted and punished for the crime of coercive molestation or the crime of molesting a child.
Sun, 04 Jun 2023 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
Under Chinese criminal laws, where a juvenile has reached 18 when committing a crime and is sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of five years or a lighter punishment, the criminal records concerned shall be sealed for preservation.
Mon, 08 May 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
The newly-issued guideline from China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate and the Ministry of Public Security has broadened the criteria for determining self-defense in minor injury cases.