Short answer: Commercial bribery is the private-sector version of bribery — paying or rewarding an employee of a company or other organization (not a government ...

Short answer: No. To work lawfully in China you must hold a Foreigner’s Work Permit and a work-type residence permit, arranged through your employer before you ...

Short answer: The punishment for theft in China comes from Article 264 of the Criminal Law: up to three years in prison for ordinary theft, three to ten years f ...

Short answer: No — under China’s Extradition Law, Beijing will not hand over its own nationals to a foreign country for prosecution or punishment. But a C ...

Short answer: In China, an employee who uses his or her position to take company money or property can be convicted of embezzlement under Article 271 of the Cri ...

Short answer: In China, driving with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 80 mg/100ml or more is a crime — dangerous driving under Article 133-1 of the Crimin ...

In short, if you injure someone in a fight in China, everything depends on the injury level certified by forensic doctors: a minor injury means a criminal case ...

In short, smuggling in China is punished mainly by what you smuggled and how much duty you evaded: ordinary goods can bring up to three years in prison, three t ...

In short, selling goods that you know carry a counterfeit registered trademark is a crime in China: up to three years’ imprisonment in ordinary cases, and three ...

In short, yes — a criminal record does not automatically stop you from entering China, but it can lead to visa refusal, and if you were previously removed or de ...