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news Scmp World 2026-06-01

China's Year-Long Law Enforcement Campaign Reshapes Local Governance

China's government revealed that a year-long campaign against irregular law enforcement practices has uncovered over 66,000 problematic cases and recovered billions of yuan for businesses. The initiative seeks to discipline local bureaucracies and improve governance.


Beijing has revealed the sweeping scale of a year-long campaign targeting irregular law enforcement against businesses as the country intensified its efforts to discipline local bureaucracies and improve governance. The Information Office of the State Council, China’s cabinet, said in a press briefing on May 21 that the campaign uncovered more than 66,000 problematic administrative law enforcement cases and helped companies to recover 30.7 billion yuan (US$4.5 billion). Authorities said more...

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