China’s communist regime plays a significant role in several types of transnational crimes, according to a report from a Washington-based think tank.
The report by Global Financial Integrity highlighted the issues of forced labor and intellectual property infringement.
The regime itself engages in criminal activity, said the report (pdf) titled “China’s Role in Transnational Crime and Illicit Financial Flows,” released in October.
It also scrutinized the CCP’s role in drug trafficking, counterfeiting and IP theft, human trafficking, and wildlife trafficking.
“China serves as a major source, transit, and destination for narcotics trafficking, with the annual value of the domestic ‘drug industry’ an estimated US$82 billion,” the report said….