# China examines new legal tool to pursue graft suspects and assets abroad

https://mins.news/en/item/32607

- Reuters, 2026-08-26 04:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-examines-new-legal-tool-pursue-graft-suspects-assets-abroad-2026-08-26/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a8e6bea8f08580001b66cb0

> China’s top lawmakers began their first review this week of a draft cross-border anti-corruption law. The measure is intended to strengthen the legal tools used to pursue, repatriate and convict alleged corrupt officials who are abroad.

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