{
  "id": 3201548,
  "title": "China’s anti-corruption legal framework is about to extend beyond its borders",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/chinas-anti-corruption-legal-framework-is-about-to-extend-beyond-its",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T05:53:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
    "slug": "reuters-business-via-scmp",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3365160/chinas-anti-corruption-legal-framework-about-extend-beyond-its-borders"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "China's top legislature has reviewed a draft Anti-Cross-Border Corruption Law aimed at expanding the country's anti-graft legal framework beyond its borders. The draft law, which is set to undergo its first reading during the 24th session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress, is a vital initiative to complete China's foreign-related legal framework and protect national interests. The law codifies a decade of anti-corruption practices, addressing jurisdictional loopholes and targeting offshore financial crimes, with the aim of resolving systemic hurdles such as detecting, collecting evidence, repatriating illicit assets, and prosecuting offshore offences.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "China’s anti-corruption legal framework is about to extend beyond its borders",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/chinas-anti-corruption-legal-framework-is-about-to-extend-beyond-its-3203881",
        "published": "2026-08-25T05:53:17.000Z"
      }
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}