Thu, 08 May 2025 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In February 2025, China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) released eight typical telecom fraud cases, exposing new criminal methods and highlighting intensified judicial efforts after handling 31,000 such cases in 2023.

Tue, 15 Oct 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In August 2024, China's top judicial organs released new judicial interpretations, establishing clear standards for the conviction and sentencing of money laundering offenses following significant amendments to the PRC Criminal Law.

Tue, 20 Aug 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In May 2024, China’s Ministry of Public Security (MPS) announced that major crime syndicates in northern Myanmar have been dismantled since 2023, repatriating over 49,000 telecom fraud suspects and significantly curbing fraud-related crimes.

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In November 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Court and other top judicial bodies jointly issued measures to implement the Legal Aid Law, clarifying responsibilities and ensuring parties' rights to legal aid.

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.

Mon, 28 Aug 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In June 2023, China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) and the China Coast Guard (CCG) jointly issued the Guiding Opinions on Improving the Investigation Supervision and Collaboration and Cooperation Mechanisms.

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.

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.

Mon, 24 Apr 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

From 2018 to 2023, the proportion of the number of acquittals to the number of prosecutions in China is 0.058%.

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team

In October 2022, China's Supreme People's Court and other three authorities jointly issued “Opinions on Further Deepening the Pilot Program of Full Coverage of Lawyer's Defense in Criminal Cases”, which extends the stage where the criminal suspects could have a lawyer to the 'examination and prosecution' stage.