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司法巡查 (sīfa xúnchá): Judicial inspections
2015-12-01
The Supreme People's Court has sent inspection teams to seven provinces so far to find out whether lower-level court members are involved in corruption or other disciplinary violations.
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单位受贿罪 (danwei shouhuizui): Accepting bribes as a unit
2015-11-04
A court in Huainan city, Anhui province, recently ordered the education bureau of Xiejiaji district to pay a fine of 200,000 yuan ($31,560) because it had received kickbacks from a bookstore. A government department being convicted of the crime of accepting bribes as a unit is very rare in China, and the case has attracted widespread attention.
纪律负面清单 (jìlǜ fùmiàn qīngdān): Disciplinary negative list
2015-10-26
The Communist Party of China Central Committee has published a new set of rules for disciplinary penalties as it moves to strengthen the management of its 88 million Party members.
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扶老人险 (fúlǎorén xiǎn): "Helping the elderly" insurance
2015-10-20
The insurance costs 3 yuan a year ($0.47) and pays up to 20,000 yuan to cover legal fees should the insured be involved in a dispute over whether they provided assistance to a senior citizen after a fall or were the cause of the fall.
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裁军三十万 (caijun sanshiwan)Cutting troops by 300,000
2015-09-07
The announcement shows China's sincerity and determination to pursue its path of peaceful development, as well as China's responsible attitude in promoting international arms control and disarmament.
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终身监禁 (zhongshen jianjin): Life imprisonment
2015-09-02
The new amendment improves the sentencing system to crack down on those seeking to subvert justice and will be conducive to enforcing the anti-corruption campaign.
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特赦令 (teshe ling): Special amnesty
2015-09-01
China's prisoner amnesty is a sound combination of humanitarian practice and implementation of the rule of law. The amnesty is also in line with the Criminal Law that was amended in 2011.
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人身保护令 (renshen baohu ling): Restraining orders
2015-08-31
Any violations of a restraining order will be subject to a fine of up to 1,000 yuan ($156.5) or detention of up to 15 days. A restraining order will be effective for six months.