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10 Sep 2026
Assault, Sexual and Violent Offences: Criminal Procedure in China
Allegations involving assault, sexual conduct or other violence can trigger criminal investigation, administrative enforcement, civil compensation or several processes at once. Th…
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10 Sep 2026
Juvenile Criminal Procedure and Record Sealing in China
China applies a special criminal-procedure framework when a person is alleged to have committed an offence before turning 18. Age at the alleged conduct, not simply age when quest…
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10 Sep 2026
Drug & gambling offences
Narcotics and gambling-related offences, including cross-border gaming conduct and detention exposure.
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10 Sep 2026
Driving & traffic crimes
Dangerous driving, DUI and traffic-related criminal exposure, distinct from administrative traffic penalties.
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10 Sep 2026
Juvenile defence & record sealing
Minors’ procedural protections, juvenile offences and criminal-record sealing.
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10 Sep 2026
Economic & white-collar offences
Duty encroachment, commercial bribery, economic crime and business-related criminal exposure.
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10 Sep 2026
Assault, sexual & violent offences
Intentional injury, assault, sexual offences and other violent allegations, including detention exposure and coordination with victim civil-compensation claims.
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10 Sep 2026
Sentencing, bail, parole & corrections
Compulsory measures, community correction, parole, prison management and sentence reduction.
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10 Sep 2026
Personal-information crimes
Criminal exposure involving unlawful collection, sale or provision of personal information, coordinated with PIPL/data compliance.
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10 Sep 2026
Theft & property offences
Criminal defence for theft and property offences, including valuation disputes, return/restitution issues, mitigation and procedural status.
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06 Sep 2026
Can an Employer Help a Detained Employee in China?
Family & employer L4. Foreign-detained and right-to-lawyer are siblings. Strong disclaimer: help ≠ controlling the defense narrative.Direct answerYes, within law: retain counsel a…
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06 Sep 2026
Criminal Detention in China
Criminal detention is the usual first lock-up. Long-form bail/detention blogs stay linked — this wiki is the definition + clock. /criminal-bail-and-detention-in-china…
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06 Sep 2026
Arrest in China
Arrest means 逮捕批准 after detention review. Scene handcuffs are usually detention first. Link the 37-day and bail pages; do not invent a twin long-form guide.Direct answer‘Arrest’ i…
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06 Sep 2026
Release Pending Trial in China
取保候审 is the usual ‘bail’ analogue. Long-form bail blogs stay linked. This wiki is conditions + when it is realistic. /bail-pre-trial-release-chinese-criminal-procedur…
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06 Sep 2026
Police Questioning in China
Questioning is 讯问 when you are a suspect. Link rights-of-accused blogs; this wiki is the questioning moment. Right-to-lawyer is the sibling.Direct answerIf you are a criminal susp…
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