Document Type
Article
Abstract
China’s highly publicized crackdown on corruption may affect the type and number of cases in China that arise under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”), but it should not be assumed that the crackdown will necessarily lead to fewer FCPA prosecutions. Although there is some overlap of the goals of China’s corruption crackdown and the goals of the FCPA, China’s crackdown also serves important goals of the ruling Communist Party. The main goal of the current crackdown is to reinforce the Party’s power by targeting enemies and rivals of the current leadership. The crackdown is not aimed at prohibiting bribes given to foreign officials for the purpose of obtaining business; however, the FCPA is aimed at proscribing these types of bribes. As a result, while the crackdown may deter some types of FCPA cases from arising in China, other types of cases will be unaffected or may even increase.
DOI
10.37419/LR.V5.I2.2
First Page
323
Last Page
341
Recommended Citation
Daniel C. Chow,
China's Anti-Corruption Crackdown and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act,
5
Tex. A&M L. Rev.
323
(2018).
Available at:
https://doi.org/10.37419/LR.V5.I2.2
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