China’s Draft Anti-Cross-Border Corruption Law – How Will It Affect Foreign Companies?
China has published a draft Anti-Cross-Border Corruption Law that would extend its anti-graft campaign to bribery that crosses borders. The National People’s Congress Standing Committee released the draft on 26 August 2026 for public comment until 26 September. The draft reaches three groups: Chinese citizens and China-domiciled companies, including foreign-owned ones, that bribe foreign officials or officials of international institutions; foreign individuals and overseas companies that bribe such officials inside China; and foreign individuals and overseas companies that bribe Chinese public officials, state organs, state-owned enterprises or public institutions. It also covers embezzlement, abuse of power and similar misconduct committed…