Promulgated: April 10, 2026
Effective: May 1, 2026
Main contents: Where someone acts as an intermediary in bribing a state official and the amount of the bribe offered by an individual is at least RMB 100,000 or the amount of the bribe offered by an entity is at least RMB 500,000; or the amount of the bribe offered by an individual is at least RMB 50,000 but less than RMB 100,000 or the amount of the bribe offered by an entity is at least RMB 250,000 but less than RMB 500,000 and any of the circumstances set forth applies, a finding of the “circumstances are serious” as specified in Article 392 of the Criminal Law shall be rendered:
Supreme People’s Court and Supreme People’s Procuratorate, Interpretation of Several Issues Concerning the Application of the Law in the Handling of Criminal Embezzlement and Bribery Cases
最高人民法院 最高人民检察院关于办理贪污贿赂刑事案件适用法律若干问题的解释 (二)
SPC interpretation targets intermediaries in bribery acts / CLP Reference: 1430/26.04.10 ; Promulgated: 2026-04-10 ; Effective: 2026-05-01
By Susan Mok