Investigations & Compliance

13 Sep 2026

China Administrative Penalty Hearing Trigger Checker

13 Sep 2026

China Continuous Daily Environmental Penalty Calculator

13 Sep 2026

China State Secrets Declassification & Annual Review Tracker

12 Sep 2026

Credit Reporting and Social-Credit Records in China

Credit reporting and broader public credit records are not one database or one remedy. Identify the exact report, platform or publication; the information subject; data item and d…

11 Sep 2026

HR Compliance Audits in China

An HR compliance audit in China should test what the workforce records show against how work is actually organised. Start by defining the employing entities, cities, worker popula…

11 Sep 2026

Environmental and EHS Compliance in China

Environmental and EHS compliance in China now begins with the Ecological and Environmental Code, effective August 15, 2026. The Code consolidated and replaced ten environmental st…

10 Sep 2026

Professional responsibility & regulated conduct

Professional ethics, lawyer responsibility and regulated-conduct investigations, coordinated with civil malpractice where loss is alleged.

06 Sep 2026

Employee Interviews in Internal Investigations

PRC investigation interviews are not US Upjohn theatre. Explain who you are, do not promise privilege, and do not coerce a confession. Reviewed 6 Sep 2026.Direct answerTell the em…

06 Sep 2026

Workplace Investigations in China

A workplace investigation is labour-process plus evidence: handbook, interviews, PIPL. It is not the same as a full compliance probe. Reviewed 6 Sep 2026.Direct answerHR workplace…

06 Sep 2026

Email Review in China Investigations

Company email on company servers is the usual review set. Personal mail and PIPL still constrain scope, export of mailboxes, and vendors. Reviewed 6 Sep 2026.Direct answerReview t…

06 Sep 2026

Whistleblowers in China

PRC whistleblowing is a patchwork of labour, AUCL, tax and party-discipline channels — not a US SOX bounty programme. Retaliation still has labour consequences. Reviewed 6 Sep 202…

06 Sep 2026

Third-Party Compliance Due Diligence in China

Distributor, agent and consultant DD in China is USCC, beneficial owner, payment path and red flags — a signed code of conduct is not DD. Reviewed 6 Sep 2026.Direct answerLook up…

06 Sep 2026

Gifts and Entertainment Rules in China

Gifts and entertainment can be AUCL commercial bribery or a crime depending on recipient, value, purpose and recording. A USD 50 policy is not PRC law. Reviewed 6 Sep 2026.Direct…

06 Sep 2026

Fraud Investigations in China

Internal fraud (fapiao, procurement, inventory, kickbacks) is a civil, labour and sometimes criminal file. Preserve first; do not confront on WeChat. Reviewed 6 Sep 2026.Direct an…

06 Sep 2026

Evidence Preservation During an Investigation

Investigation holds are operational (don’t delete) plus, if needed, a court evidence-preservation order. They are not asset freezes. Reviewed 6 Sep 2026.Direct answerA hold is ‘do…