Cross Border Crime
Cross-border crime, extradition, asset recovery and the legal defense of overseas Chinese – cases and practice.
Can You Travel to China with a Criminal Record?
Not automatically – but a criminal record can block a Chinese visa, and after a deportation or expulsion it will stop you re-entering for years. Whether y
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Is Helping Someone Cross the Border Illegally a Crime in China?
Yes. If you organize, transport, or help arrange other people’s illegal crossing of China’s border, you are committing a crime, and depending on you
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Is Money Laundering a Crime in China? Penalties and Rules
In short: yes. Money laundering is a crime under Article 191 of China’s Criminal Law. It covers seven categories of predicate offences, carries up to five
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Is Using a Fake Passport or Forged Visa a Crime in China?
Yes. Using a forged or altered passport, visa or identity document to enter China is a criminal offence, and supplying or selling such a document to someone els
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Can a Foreigner Be Deported from China?
Short answer: Yes. There are two completely different routes. A Chinese court can impose expulsion on a foreigner as a criminal punishment under Article 35 of t
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Is Illegal Border Crossing a Crime in China?
Yes. Crossing China’s border without going through a legal port of entry is a criminal offence where the circumstances are serious, and the people who arr
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How Much Cash Can You Bring Into China?
You can bring up to the equivalent of US$5,000 in foreign currency and up to RMB 20,000 in renminbi into or out of China without declaring it. Anything above th
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Does China’s Counter-Espionage Law Apply to Foreign Businesses?
Yes. China’s Counter-Espionage Law, revised on 26 April 2023 and in force since 1 July 2023, applies to foreign companies, organisations and individuals w
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Can You Bring Prescription Medication into China?
Yes — you can bring prescription medicine for your own use, but only within strict limits, and some very common medicines are treated as illegal drugs in China.
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Is Cross-Border Data Transfer a Crime in China?
Transferring data out of China is not a crime by itself, but moving personal information abroad without meeting the conditions in China’s Personal Informa
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