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China's Standing Committee of the National People's Congress passes cross-border corruption law

Reuters

BEIJING, ‌Nov 6 (Reuters) - China's ​Standing ‌Committee of the ‌National People's Congress has ‌adopted a law to combat cross-border corruption, ⁠state ‌news agency ⁠Xinhua said on ​Friday.

The law is ​aimed at ​preventing ‌and punishing cross-border ​corruption, ⁠deepening ‌international anti-corruption cooperation ​and ​safeguarding China's sovereignty and security, the ‌report said.

(Reporting by ‌Liz ​Lee and Beijing newsroom; Editing by ‌Thomas Derpinghaus)