China Criminal Law

Days after President Xi Jinping exhorted people to maintain personal integrity, China on Friday amended its criminal law to punish those giving bribes to officials as part of its anti-corruption drive.

Five sections of the UAPA anti-terror law and penal code provisions relating to criminal conspiracy and promoting enmity form the bedrock of the case against NewsClick and at least 10 journalists associated with the news website, sources said today.

Proposed changes to a Chinese public security law to criminalise comments, clothing or symbols that "undermine the spirit" or "harm the feelings" of the

China today accused the UK of sheltering "wanted criminals" after prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Nathan Law said he had been granted political asylum there.

China said Monday the president of Interpol, who went missing shortly after arrival in his home country, is under investigation for possible criminal activity, as Beijing broke its silence about his fate.

After banning burqa in restive Xinjiang province where the Uyghur Muslims have a majority, China has amended its criminal law stipulating that forcing others to wear "extremist garments" is a crime.

The sexual assault on men is now a crime after China effected an amendment to the criminal law. Indecent or sexual assault on others, men or women, now carries a minimum sentence of five years in prison.

China today said a 46-year-old Indian and 19 other foreigners, who were deported after being arrested for alleged terror links, watched video clips that "advocate terrorism and religious extremism" and admitted to their "illegal acts".

Couples who buy abducted children in China will face criminal punishment under proposed laws that would remove their exemption from prosecution, reports said today, as authorities clamp down on the flourishing child trafficking industry.

The Chinese have long been famous for their cuisine and not always in a positive light. They are known to consume some of the most exotic animals, from porcupines to snakes to turtles, the kind of food you really don't expect on someone's plate. ...

China is preparing to overhaul a key criminal law amid public confusion - and some dread - over whether the government is about to give police the legal authority to disappear people. At issue is an amendment to the criminal procedure law that would allow police to secretly detain suspects for months without informing their families. The effect wou...

Days after President Xi Jinping exhorted people to maintain personal integrity, China on Friday amended its criminal law to punish those giving bribes to officials as part of its anti-corruption drive.

Five sections of the UAPA anti-terror law and penal code provisions relating to criminal conspiracy and promoting enmity form the bedrock of the case against NewsClick and at least 10 journalists associated with the news website, sources said today.

Proposed changes to a Chinese public security law to criminalise comments, clothing or symbols that "undermine the spirit" or "harm the feelings" of the

China today accused the UK of sheltering "wanted criminals" after prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Nathan Law said he had been granted political asylum there.

China said Monday the president of Interpol, who went missing shortly after arrival in his home country, is under investigation for possible criminal activity, as Beijing broke its silence about his fate.

After banning burqa in restive Xinjiang province where the Uyghur Muslims have a majority, China has amended its criminal law stipulating that forcing others to wear "extremist garments" is a crime.

The sexual assault on men is now a crime after China effected an amendment to the criminal law. Indecent or sexual assault on others, men or women, now carries a minimum sentence of five years in prison.

China today said a 46-year-old Indian and 19 other foreigners, who were deported after being arrested for alleged terror links, watched video clips that "advocate terrorism and religious extremism" and admitted to their "illegal acts".

Couples who buy abducted children in China will face criminal punishment under proposed laws that would remove their exemption from prosecution, reports said today, as authorities clamp down on the flourishing child trafficking industry.

The Chinese have long been famous for their cuisine and not always in a positive light. They are known to consume some of the most exotic animals, from porcupines to snakes to turtles, the kind of food you really don't expect on someone's plate. ...

China is preparing to overhaul a key criminal law amid public confusion - and some dread - over whether the government is about to give police the legal authority to disappear people. At issue is an amendment to the criminal procedure law that would allow police to secretly detain suspects for months without informing their families. The effect wou...