| China: Integrity Scorecard Report > Sub-Category: Anti-Corruption Law | ||
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| 70 | Is there legislation criminalizing corruption? | 78 |
Indicator and sub-Indicator Details
| 70 | Is there legislation criminalizing corruption? | ||||
| 70a: In law, attempted corruption is illegal. | |||||
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Comments: According to Chinese criminal law, only the corrupted behavior with evidence and impact is illegal. There are no clear specification on attempted corruption. References: There are no such laws.
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| 70b: In law, extortion is illegal. | |||||
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Comments: References: Chapter 8 of Criminal Law of People's Republic of China
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| 70c: In law, offering a bribe (i.e. active corruption) is illegal. | |||||
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Comments: References: Chapter 8 of The Criminal Law of People's Republic of China
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| 70d: In law, receiving a bribe (i.e. passive corruption) is illegal. | |||||
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Comments: References: Chapter 8 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China
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| 70e: In law, bribing a foreign official is illegal. | |||||
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Comments: The Criminal Law of People's Republic of China doesn't criminalize bribing foreign officials' behavior. See Lin Junhui "The Comparison of Corruption in China's Criminal Law and United Nations Convention against Corruption Fujian Law Review, No 1, 2005 References: There are no such regulations.
Peer Review Comments: China, however, ratified the UNCAC on 13 January 2006. Article 16 (bribing foreign official) is mandatory.
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| 70f: In law, using public resources for private gain is illegal. | |||||
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Comments: References: Chapter 8 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China
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| 70g: In law, using confidential state information for private gain is illegal. | |||||
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Comments: References: Chapter 8 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China
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| 70h: In law, money laundering is illegal. | |||||
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Comments: References: The 6th Amendment to the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China
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| 70i: In law, conspiracy to commit a crime (i.e. organized crime) is illegal. | |||||
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Comments: References: Chapter 2 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China
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