China amends Supervision Law

BEIJING -- Chinese lawmakers on Wednesday voted to adopt a decision to amend the Supervision Law, the country's primary legislation for combating corruption.

The decision, made at a session of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), will take effect from June 1, 2025.

The current Supervision Law was deliberated and passed in 2018.

This amendment focuses on prominent issues reflected in practice and aims to improve relevant systems in a targeted manner, providing a legal basis for solving practical problems, according to an official with the Communist Party of China Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Commission of Supervision.

The amendment includes granting necessary oversight measures to supervisory authorities, refining supervisory procedures, and enriching provisions for international anti-corruption cooperation.

An official from the Legislative Affairs Commission of the NPC Standing Committee introduced that the amendment to the Supervision Law strengthens the standardization requirements for supervisory law enforcement, reinforces the protection of citizens' rights, ensures the prudent and lawful use of compulsory measures by supervisory authorities, and enhances oversight and constraints on supervisory powers.