China Law Explained

Short answer: no. Chinese law treats cannabis as a drug, with no medical or recreational exception. Smoking it or holding even a small amount is an administrati ...

Short answer: the first-instance trial itself normally closes within two to three months of the court accepting the case, but counting investigation and prosecu ...

Answer in one line: Severance pay in China is one month’s wage for every full year you worked, and half a month if you worked less than six months — but i ...

Yes — but with a catch that decides most cases. Under Article 246 of China’s Criminal Law, publicly humiliating someone or fabricating facts to defa ...

One-line answer: yes, but only through one of two doors. A Chinese court will recognise and enforce a foreign judgment if China has a treaty with the country th ...

One-line answer: in a criminal investigation, no — officers must show you a search warrant (搜查证) before searching your body, belongings or home, and that includ ...

China does have a statute of limitations for criminal prosecution: depending on the maximum sentence for the offence, the prosecution window is 5, 10, 15 or 20 ...

Short answer: yes, but bail in China (“取保候审”, qu bao hou shen) is not a right you can demand — it is a discretionary decision made by the police, th ...

In short: no. Since September 2021, virtual-currency-related business activities in China have been classified as illegal financial activities, so while quietly ...

In short: yes. If you are convicted at first instance, you have 10 days from receiving the written judgment (5 days for a ruling) to appeal to the next higher c ...