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“Sweep Away Darkness, Eliminate Evil”: A Belated Overview of China’s First Organized Crime Law
China’s first organized crime law seeks to root out crime and official corruption that undermine the Communist Party’s rule at the grassroots level
Law of the People’s Republic of China on Countering Organized Crime
中华人民共和国反有组织犯罪法
[Current Text: Chinese | English › NPC; China Law Translate]
(adopted Dec. 24, 2021, effective May 1, 2022)
- Status: Passed
- Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (N/A)
- Principal Drafters: ☭ Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission & Ministry of Public Security
- Submitter: Council of Chairpersons
- Legislative Plans
- Five-year: N/A
- Annual: 2020, 2021
- Legislative History & Text
- Legislative Records [Gazette 2022(1): 6–20]
- Explanation (Dec. 22, 2020)
- Report on Status of Revision (Aug. 17, 2021)
- Report on Results of Deliberation (Dec. 21, 2021)
- Report on Suggestions for Revision (Dec. 24, 2021)
- Presidential Order (Dec. 24, 2021)
NPC Observer Coverage
- “Sweep Away Darkness, Eliminate Evil”: A Belated Overview of China’s First Organized Crime Law (Dec. 14, 2022)
- NPCSC Session Watch: Criminal Justice, Maritime & Military Affairs, Hainan Free Trade Port, Food Waste & a Lot More (Nov. 27, 2020)
Last updated: August 3, 2025, 22:42 EDT