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Legislature weighs expanding scope of public interest litigation to include foreign entities

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The legislature (NPCSC) is weighing whether to let state prosecutors sue foreigners for harming China's national interests. On June 23, the NPCSC began its second review of the draft Procuratorial Public Interest Litigation Law – which will codify this new form of litigation into national law. Some ...



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