4 questions before you choose the route.
This page identifies the right question and evidence. It does not determine the legal outcome on a reader’s facts.
Am I a witness or a suspect?
Status changes the room.
StatusCounsel requested?
Meeting rights.
CounselLanguage understood?
Interpreter, not a colleague.
LanguageTranscript accurate before signing?
Read every page.
SignWorking rule: Public security interrogation of a criminal suspect is governed by Criminal Procedure Law rules on time, recording, and counsel access.
The signal ledger.
These facts move the question beyond a label and into a product, money-flow and control analysis.
Bring a compact evidence docket—not a pitch deck.
Give a compliance team or counsel the operating facts that reveal the perimeter.
Questions people ask before they build.
Short answers for orientation. The right result can change with the service model and current rules.
Must I answer every question?
You must not make false statements; strategy on silence and admissions is counsel-grade and fact-specific.
Where are investigation-rights deep dives?
Use the linked specialist resource when Police Questioning in China turns on detailed evidence, procedure or risk assessment.
Primary authorities
Reviewed sources support orientation, not a fact-specific assessment.