Characteristics, Causes, and Countermeasures of Bribes Offered by Multinational Corporations in China

Abstract

The bribery behavior of multinational corporations in China is characterized by the fact that the subjects of bribery are mostly world-renowned multinational corporations, and the objects of bribery gradually penetrate government officials. The means of bribery are more covert and more difficult to be detected and handled, and bribery involves the key fields of medicine, energy equipment, telecommunication, and finance. The reasons for the occurrence of bribery by Multinational corporations in China include the imperfect legal system, the punitive measures of giving bribes lightly and receiving bribes heavily, and the cultural system differences. In order to effectively strengthen the governance of the problem of active bribery of multinational corporations, it is necessary to strengthen theoretical legal research, analyze in depth the characteristics of the law of bribery crimes, amend and improve criminal laws in a timely manner, increase the efforts to combat the crime of active bribery. And strengthen international cooperation in combating the problem of active bribery of multinational corporations. Therefore, this paper identifies common multinational corporations’ behavioral tactics characteristics as well as feasible measures by examining the issue of multinational corporations’ bribery.